poetry
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Poetry Reading: Dedication by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
From The Seaside and the Fireside. This is one of my favorite poems, although somewhat obscure. Longfellow seemed to have a special regard for his readers – one that also reflects how I feel about the online book community, which I have been a part of since 2009. Across time and space, we have shared Continue reading
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The Last Chapter – A Poem for Frodo
One of the things I owe to Tolkien is inspiring in me a love of poetry. Before I read The Lord of the Rings, I had little interest in reading poetry, let alone writing it. It was the poems of Middle Earth that changed my mind…the way he used poems and songs to emphasize the Continue reading
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Reading Emily Dickinson – Favorite Poems
Semi-dramatic reading…you’ve been warned, folks… Related:Emily Dickinson in 10 QuotesEmily Dickinson – Life of a Poet Continue reading
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Falling in Love with Fiction
Occasionally you stumble across some historical story so weird it could only have happened in in real life. Exhibit A: the mysterious lover of Nikolay Gumilyov. Nikolay Gumilyov Who was Nikolay Gumilyov? Born in 1886, he grew up well educated and began writing poetry at a young age, becoming first published, in fact, at around Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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