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What a nice idea, Julia :) Thanks!
More poems"Walk Damn You Walk" by Willaim De Vere
"Alumnus Football" by Grantland Rice (did not like this poem at all)
http://runalot.blogspot.com/2007/12/a...
"The Gods Of Creation" unknown - I could not find a link
"Rhyme Of The Rail" by John Godfrey Saxe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Spt...
"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xIVg...
"Danny Deever" by Rudyard Kipling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZvA...
"Two Surprises" by RW Mcalpine
"How Do I Love Thee" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD9yc...
"Love Not Me for Comely Grace" - unknown
http://www.bartleby.com/101/71.html
"When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDG4s...
"Rhyme Of The Dream Maker Man" by William Allen White
http://hotpolkadot.com/2011/02/14/swe...
I've never been much into poetry, but I am really enjoying this book. There are different styles, poets, themes... it's VERY enjoyable and quite different from what I usually read.
"My Ships" by Elle Wheeler Wilcox http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/poem...
"The Newlyweds" by Cloyd Mann Criswell
http://www.loveblender.com/blend/wv.c...
"Longing" by Matthew Arnold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfqPG...
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I've heard of Yeats, Browning, Kipling - but I have not hear of the majority of these poets. So far though, even though I haven't heard of the poet, I really enjoy the majority of the poems I've been reading.Thanks for the links to the "Lake Isle of Innisfree" and "Dover Beach". I enjoyed them very much!
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"Song" by Christina Georgina Rossettihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVlMB...
"Remember" by Christina Georgina Rossetti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m53D...
"Sudden Light" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dntX...
Tonight is the first time I've read these poems, and "Remember" really hit me on a personal level. Yesterday was a year that I lost my younger cousin after a 2 year battle w/ CA. Some people might say that I'm insensitive, but toward the end, he was suffering so much his passing was a blessing in disguise. And as much as I, and the rest of my family, expected it, his death was still a devastating blow. Reading the poem "Remember" just brought back all of the emotions to the surface. Although I will never forget him, I think now I'll be able to smile now when I remember him, and not just be sad.
Thanks for sharing 'Remember' and what it means to you. I think what you felt about your cousin suffering is very common and not at all insensitive. I say this from experience in my personal life and in from my work in healthcare.
My first book of the year -Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron - ♦♦♦♦
my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day" by William Shakespearehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnMDj...
"Sweet Love Renew Thy Force" by William Shakespeare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWgjV...
"Only Thy Dust" by Don Marquis
http://cynarae.blogspot.com/2006/07/o...
"To One In Paradise " by Edgar Allan Poehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI_m...
"To Helen" by Edgar Allan Poe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2r-2...
"Give All To Love" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QnB6...
"Seven Times Three-Love" by Jean Ingelow(from songs of seven)
Memory by Helen Hoyt; oh, how sad. This poem made me cry
Understanding by Pauline E Soroka
Not By Bread Alone by James Terry White
I Had No Time To Hate by Emily DickinsonWe'll Go No More A Roving by George Gordon Byron
When We Two Parted by George Gordon Byron
The Flight Of Love by Percy Byssche Shelley
Cancel the Wedding 3/5O2 of the 2015 BINGO challenge
my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
02.13.15 PoemsTo- One Word Is Too Often Profaned by Percy Byssche Shelley
A Red Red Rose by Robert Burns
As In A Rose-Jar by Thomas S Jones Jr
If I Were King by Justin Huntly Mccarthy
02.16.15 Poems (sorry about the ads)Now What Is Love by Sir Walter Raleigh
The Passionate Shepherd To His Love by Christopher Marlowe
To Celia by Ben Jonson, sung by Johnny Cash (start @ 1:00)
Love by George Herbert
02.25.15 PoemsTo His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
Lesbia by Richard Adlington
The Woman Who Understands by Everard Jack Appleton
When I Was One and Twenty by A. E. Housman
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey, 02.26.15, 5/5, my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Feb 2015 Reads3.
Cancel the Wedding - my review - 02.07.15 - 3/5 - chick-lit4.
4. The Nightingale - my review - 02.09.15 - 5/5 - historic fiction WWII 5.
Obsession in Death - my review - 02.14.15 - 4/5 - mystery-romance 6.
Leaving Time - my review - 02.16.15 - 5/5 womens fiction7.
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey - my review - 02.26.15 - 5/5 - non-fiction memoirNew Authors: Carolyn T. Dingman, Richard L. Proenneke
Female Authors: Carolyn T Dingman, Kristin Hannah, J.D. Robb, Jodi Picoult
Male Authors: Richard L. Proenneke
Debut: Cancel The Wedding
New Series:
Favorite of Month: The Nightingale
Least Fave of Month: Cancel The Wedding
Biggest Surprise of Month: One Man's Wilderness
Poems I've Read 02-2015
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Mar 2015 ReadsNot a very good month for me :(
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - my review - 03.10.15 - 3/5 - non-fiction memoir9.
The Life List - my review - 03.12.15 - 2/5 - women's fiction10.
How to Eat a Cupcake - my review SPOILER ALERT - 03.15.15 - 2/5 - women's fictionNew Authors: Peter Allison, Lori Nelson Spielman, Meg Donohue
Female Authors: Lori Nelson Spielman, Meg Donohue
Male Authors: Peter Allison
Debut: How To Eat A Cupcake (debut by M.Donohue)
New Series:
4-star:
5-star:
Favorite of Month: Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
Least Fave of Month: A tie between The Life List & How To Eat A Cupcake
Biggest Surprise of Month:
Poems I've Read 03-2015- none, I have to get back on track
Apr 2015 Reads11.
The Liar - my review - 04.18.15 - 5/5 - contemporary rom-suspense12.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - my review - 04.19.15 - 3/5 - YA-fantasy/witchcraft13.
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds - 04.21.15 - 3/5 - memoir14.
If I Stay - my review - 04.22.15 - 4/5 - YA15.
My Life in Black and White - my review - 04.24.15 - 4/5 - YA16.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 04.28.15 - 3/5 - YANew Authors: J.K. Rowling, Gayle Forman, Natasha Friend,
Female Authors: Nora Roberts
Male Authors:
New Series: Harry Potter series
Favorite of Month: The Liar
Biggest Surprise of Month: Harry Potter, I didn't think I would like them as much as I did.
Poems I've Read 04-2015 - None, I have to get cracking
May 2015 Reads17.
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - my review 05.16.15 - 2/5 - memoir18.
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter - my review 05.23.15 - 4/5 - memoir19.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail - my review - 05.31.15 - 3/5 - memoirNew Authors: Thomas French, Adeline Yen Mah, Cheryl Strayed
Female Authors: Adeline Yen Mah, Cheryl Strayed
Male Authors: Thomas French
New Series:
Favorite of Month: Wild
Biggest Surprise of Month:
Poems I've Read 05-2015 - None, I have to get cracking..
I'm enjoying them more than I thought I would. Once I'm finished reading the series, I'll watch the movies.
Mod
The first ones I ordered the UK versions because I liked some of the language better - "philosopher's stone" instead of "sorcerer's stone", etc. Plus the UK kids covers had cool art. But then later on I just couldn't wait for them to be shipped; so I started to buy the US versions the day they came out.
I started reading the 1st one a couple of years ago, but for some reason it didn't take. I picked it back up a couple of weeks ago and couldn't put it down. I guess I just had to wait for the right time.
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Are they really that different from the editions that are released in the US?
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The covers are a bit more colorful too - for instance here's the UK cover for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix":
But mostly I think I stuck with the UK versions at first because they remind me of my friend who mailed me the first two. :)
Interesting. I bought the first four when I lived in the UK and then I think the rest in Canada. Wyatt has all the American ones too.
Right now I'm reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, how do I find out if it is the edition released in the US or UK? I'd like to go back and read the UK editions of the books I've already read.
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I'll take a peek tonight to see if there's an easy way to tell the versions on the other ones.
June 2015 Reads20.
Seventh Grave and No Body - 06.06.15 - 3/5 - paranormal21.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - my review - 06.12.15 - 4/5 - YA, witch/wizard22.
Where She Went - my review - 06.14.15 - 4/5 - YA23.
Blue Smoke - re-readNew Authors:
Female Authors: Darynda Jones, J.K. Rowling, Gayle Forman, Nora Roberts
Male Authors:
New Series:
Favorite of Month: Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban
Biggest Surprise of Month:
July 2015 Reads24.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 07.03.15 - 4♦ - YA, witch/wizard25.
The Gathering - 07.04.15 - 3♦ - YA, shapeshifter26.
The Calling - 07.05.15 - 4♦ - YA, shapeshifter27.
The Summoning - 07.06.15 - 3♦ - YA, paranormal28.
The Awakening - 07.07.15 - 3♦ - YA, paranormal29.
The Reckoning - my review - 07.08.15 - 3♦ - YA, paranormal30.
The Rising - my review - 07.18.15 - 4♦ - YA, paranormal31.
Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales - my review - 07.19.15 - 4♦ - memoir, true-crime, anthropological scienceNew Authors: William M. Bass
Female Authors: J.K. Rowling, Kelley Armstrong
Male Authors: William M Bass
New Series: Darkest Powers, Darkness Rising
Favorite of Month: Kelley Armstrong "Darkness Rising" series
Biggest Surprise of Month:
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 07.03.15 - 4♦ - YA, witch/wizard25.
[book:Th..."Glad you got some good reading in Julia! Loved Harry Potter! :)
I just got "Order of the Phoenix" from the library and am looking very forward to it.
August 2015 Reads32.
Eighth Grave After Dark - 08.03.15 - 4♦ - 8th in series, paranormal, grim-reaper, funny33.
The Search - 08.08.15 - 5♦ - favorite, death, rom-suspense, search & rescue, dogs, some humor34.
Orphan Train - 08.09.15 - 4♦ - YA, dual-storyline, troubled-childhood, perseverance, friendship35.
Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole - my review - 08.18.15 - 4♦ - adventure, north pole, solo expedition, survival, memoir, non-fictionNew Authors: Christina Baker Kline, Helen Thayer
Female Authors: Darynda Jones, Nora Roberts, Helen Thayer
Male Authors:
New Series:
Favorite of Month: Polar Dream
Biggest Surprise of Month: Polar Dream
September 2015 Reads36.
Devoted in Death - my review - 09.18.15 - 5♦ - 41st in series, fave author, futuristic, police procedural, murderNot a very good reading month for Julia.... :(
Never mind, some month's are like that! I hope October is proving better.
Pink wrote: "Never mind, some month's are like that! I hope October is proving better."Definitely! The point is to enjoy what you're reading, not rack up the numbers.
And I see that you gave 5* to Devoted in Death -- maybe I should pick this series back up (I stopped at about #22)!
October 2015 Reads37.
Wonderment in Death - my review - 10.05.15 - 5♦ - 41.5 in series, fave author, futuristic, police procedural, murder, fairy tale retelling38.
A Skeleton in the Family - my review - 10.20.15 - 3♦ - 1st in series, cozy mystery, easy fun read, talking skeletonNew Authors: Leigh Perry
Female Authors: JD Robb, Leigh Perry
I need to get on the ball or I'm not going to meet my GR Challenge
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"The Calf Path" by Sam Walter Foss - link to poem below
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ca...
The Main Truck or A Leap For Life by George P Morris
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ma...
The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service
(I love this poem, my mother used to read it to my sister brother and me when we were little)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNZw...
"The Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert Service
https://archive.org/details/JohnMacKe...
"One, Two, Three" by Henry Cuyler Bunner
http://www.scrapbook.com/poems.php?mo...
Ginevra by Samuel Rogers - I didn't like this one so much. I'm new to poetry and had a hard time following the structure.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/italy-...
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/...
"Her Letter" by Bret Harte.
http://readytogoebooks.com/classics/B...
"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
link to audio > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICuZ...
"Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
link to audio > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP_81...
Skipper Ireson’s Ride BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
link to poem > http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/...
MAUD MULLER by John Greenleaf Whittier
link to audio > http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/109/selecte...