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Aug 29

Poem of the Week: The Daffodils

The Daffodils (also known as I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud) is an 1804 poem by William Wordsworth. It was inspired by a walk during which Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy, came across a long belt of daffodils. The memory of the daffodils is etched in the speaker's mind and soul to be cherished forever. [...]

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Jul 03

Poem of the Week - Concord Hymn

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a major American poet, philosopher and center of the American Transcendental movement. His first book, Nature, a collection of essays, appeared when he was 33. Emerson emphasized individualism and rejected traditional authority. He also believed that people should try to live a simple life in harmony with nature and with others. [...]

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