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Nov 05

Poem of the Week - Stopping by Woods ...

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening was written in 1922 by Robert Frost, and was published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume.He wrote this poem about winter in June, 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont. Frost had been up the entire night writing the long poem New [...]

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Oct 15

Poem of the Week - Red Slippers

Amy Lowell was born in 1874 at Sevenels, a ten-acre family estate in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a young girl she was first tutored at home, then attended private schools in Boston, during which time she madeseveral trips to Europe with her family. At seventeen she secluded herself in the 7,000-book library at Sevenals to [...]

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Oct 08

Poem of the Week - The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost has been one of the most analyzed, quoted, anthologized poems in American poetry. According to Wikipedia, “Popular explanation of this poem is that it is a call for the reader to forge his or her own way in life and not follow the path that others have already [...]

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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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