It Can Be Done: Poems of Inspiration

by Joseph E. Morris (Editor), Various (Contributors)

1921. This is a volume of inspirational poems. Its purpose is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that things can be done. It is better for this purpose than the entire works of any one poet, for it takes the cream of many and had greater diversity than any one writer can show.

Genres: Poetry

252 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

Joseph Ernest Morris, travel writer

Reviews

[Katherine Georges · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read poems from this book weekly.

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

There will always be God to serve, my boy,
And always the Flag above;
They shall call to you until life is through
For courage and strength and love.
So these are things that I dream, my boy,
And have dreamed since your life began:
That whatever befalls, when the old world calls
It shall find you a sturdy man.

-Edgar A. Guest

[RJ Stayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book of poetry, nothing but Inspirational poems. I gave a copy to my daughter and keep one old tattered copy on my bookshelf. If I was on a desert island and could only have five books this would be one of the books.

[Rupinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding collection of inspirational poems. I’m grateful to the people at Project Gutenberg, who made this amazing book free for all.

[C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of smiles, joys, and thoughts from many poet’s hearts. Covering different centuries, interests, moods, and energy. A vast Poetry collection to listen, relax, dream, and enjoy.

[Kait · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the “13th impression” of the book which was gifted by my grandfather to his mother in 1925

[Rose]

Update: abandoning. Too glurgy with poems that scan badly and have horrifically forced rhyming schemes.

Trying this one via Daily Lit. Will it be too glurgetastic, or will the daily emails inspire me of a morning? I'm not sure yet.