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Jul 30

Poem of the Week: A Dream Within a Dream

A Dream Within a Dream, first published in 1849, reflects Edgar Allen Poe's feelings about his life at the time, dramatizing his confusion in watching the few precious things in his life slip away. The reference to "golden sand" in the poem is an image derived from the 1848 discovery of gold in California. [ad#greatbooks]

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Jul 26

Poem of the Week - In the Seven Woods

William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and together with Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn founded the Abbey Theatre and served as its chief playwright during its early years. Yeats was a [...]

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Jun 28

Poem of the Week - The Walrus and the Carpenter

The Walrus and the Carpenter is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appeared in his book Through the Looking-Glass, published in December 1871. The Walrus and the Carpenter are the titular characters in the poem, which is recited by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. Walking upon a beach one "sunny" night, the Walrus and Carpenter [...]

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Jun 22

Poem of the Week - Martin

Alfred Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) was an American journalist, poet, literary critic, lecturer and editor. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his religious faith, Kilmer is remembered most for a poem entitled "Trees" (1913) which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in [...]

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