poetry
-
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the sympathies that ye have shown!Thanks for each kindly word, each silent token,That teaches me, when seeming most alone,Friends are around us, though no word be spoken. Kind messages, that pass from land to land;Kind letters, that betray the heart’s deep history,In which we feel the pressure of a hand,–One touch of fire,–and Continue reading
-
Recent Reads: Shakespeare, Vintage Horror, and Modernism
This past long weekend, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I settled down in my big blue chair for a mini readathon. I’m dreadfully behind on the 100-book Goodreads goal, so my nefarious scheme is to read a bunch of short works to try to Continue reading
-
“The Valley of Unrest” by Edgar Allan Poe
Once it smiled a silent dellWhere the people did not dwell;They had gone unto the wars,Trusting to the mild-eyed stars,Nightly, from their azure towers,To keep watch above the flowers,In the midst of which all dayThe red sun-light lazily lay.Now each visitor shall confessThe sad valley’s restlessness.Nothing there is motionless—Nothing save the airs that broodOver the Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
Currently Reading
Recent Posts
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
- My Favorite Films and Music of 2025
- Ten Books I’d Like to Read (and Possibly Own)
Classics Considered 