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Thought For the Day: Silence Can Be An Acceptable Response
“To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.” – Colette, author (28 Jan 1873-1954)
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Tagged Acceptable, Flattering, Poet, Response, Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, Silence, Thought For the Day
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Crossed Examination
Crossed Examination by Michael Romani With a star crossed examination Of all the available information There are questions that arise Seen gently through a poet’s eyes With twenty love poems written It’s clear that a poet is bitten Deeply in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Crossed, Examination, Pablo Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Questions
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Blank Verse For the Conforming Poet
Blank Verse For the Conforming Poet by Michael Romani Listen she tells me that often enough It’s a simple thing to learn if you try But it’s often things so simple that I Find so very hard to do so … Continue reading
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Tagged Blank Verse Workshop, Conforming, Form, Learn, Marching In Place, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Sir Walter Scott – Thomas Carlyle
Born on December 4, 1795, Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, and mathematician before passing on February 5, 1881. He was a gifted lecturer who provided many varied insights during the Victorian age. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Great Man, Harvard Classics, History, Ivanhoe, Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Rob Roy, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian Age
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Selected Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., was a member of the New England Fireside Poets who lived from August 29, 1809 to October 7, 1894. He was a physician, polymath and author and as previously stated, a poet. His most famous … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Courtin’ – James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor and diplomat. His work is associated with the Fireside poets – the first group of American poets to rival the British in their work. Their use of conventional forms and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolition, American Voice, Dialect, Fireside Poets, Harvard Classics, James Russell Lowell, Poet, Poetry, Prophet, Romantic, The Courtin'
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Life of Dr. Donne – Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton is best known as the author of The Compleat Angler. He also wrote a series of short biographies. These have been established as a collection called Walton’s Lives. Among these is The Life of Dr. Donne. An interesting aspect about his … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Harvard Classics, Izaak Walton, Poet, Poetry, Prose, Study, The Life of Dr. Donne
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Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Of Agriculture – Abraham Cowley
“We may talk what we please,” he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, “of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Cowley, Essay, Harvard Classics, Literature, Of Agriculture, Poet, Western Civilization
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Pain Is To Love In Vain
“A mighty pain to love it is, and ’tis a pain that pain to miss but of all the pains, the greatest pain is to love, but love in vain.” – Abraham Crowley
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Tagged Abraham Crowley, English, Love, Pain, Poet, Thought For the Day, Unrequitted
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