poetry
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“I Celebrate Myself” – Wading into Leaves of Grass…
I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. It is a dark January night and I meant to make a YouTube video about this, but I am very tired and cold, so I will write a few words instead. After a lengthy Continue reading
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came . . . Revisited
For, what with my whole world-wide wandering, What with my search drawn out thro’ years, my hope Dwindled into a ghost not fit to cope With that obstreperous joy success would bring, I hardly tried now to rebuke the spring My heart made, finding failure in its scope. IV. * * * Returning to the Continue reading
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My Poetry Book + Writing Plans
Hey everyone! I’m very happy to share the release of my poetry book Third Life and the commencement of Serious Writing Endeavors. 😀 It’s been a long time getting to this point—about 15 years. Like many young readers, in high school I really wanted to write books for a living. But life happened… and alongside Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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