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Library Web Wednesday: 20th Century Poetry
Do you have a love for poetry? Check out the 20th Century Poetry database. This database contains an essential collection of American and British poetry. The 20th Century American collection contains poems from over 300 poets, such as Langston Hughes, … Continue reading
Book Review: Central Heating: poems about fire and warmth by Marilyn Singer
April is here at last, and so is National Poetry Month! Marilyn Singer, acclaimed poet an author of Mirror Mirror: a book of reversible verse, has many other creative titles to enchant readers of many ages. Pleasantly warming, like April, is Central … Continue reading
Book Review: A Wreath For Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
As February draws to a close, I thought it fitting to review a beautiful book that deals with Civil Rights and America’s History. This heroic crown of sonnets is incredibly deep in its exploration of the murder of Emmett Till. … Continue reading
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Linked-In Wednesday – PoetryFoundation.org
Need to make a toast? Find poems for weddings, commitment ceremonies and other occasions. Poetryfoundation.org makes finding just the right poem easy. You can search by specific types of occasions, like weddings, or by specific holidays. There are also tools for … Continue reading
I remember a reading a poem in high school about a lady and a lake. Can you help me find the poem?
Perhaps you are thinking of Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem, The Lady of the Lake. First published in 1810, the poem draws on the romance of the ever-popular Arthurian legend that has been so successfully adapted in many other works. … Continue reading
