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From Song of Mysel in Leaves of Grass)
Walt Whitman
(May 31st 1819 — March 20h 1892)
...His brother, George, was entirely dismissive of the book and only a handful were sold thoughout the country.
— Jul 14, 2026 05:47PM
Walt Whitman
(May 31st 1819 — March 20h 1892)
...His brother, George, was entirely dismissive of the book and only a handful were sold thoughout the country.
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At Lord's
Francis Thompson
(December 18th 1859 — November 13th 1907)
Dick Barlow was a superb bowler and played for Lancashire for 20 years. Near the end of his life he said: "I don't think any cricket has enjoyed his cricketing career better than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should certainly be what I have been all my life — a professional cricketer." Barlow died on this day in 1919.
— Aug 10, 2026 05:37AM
Francis Thompson
(December 18th 1859 — November 13th 1907)
Dick Barlow was a superb bowler and played for Lancashire for 20 years. Near the end of his life he said: "I don't think any cricket has enjoyed his cricketing career better than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should certainly be what I have been all my life — a professional cricketer." Barlow died on this day in 1919.
Judi
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Siegfried Sassoon's wilful defiance of military action was raised in the House of Commons, July 30th 1917.
— Aug 08, 2026 06:00PM
Judi
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An Old-Fashioned Song
John Hollander
(October 298th 1929 — )
...Since then, Hollander has published over 20 further collections, including Tesserae, from which this poem comes, and his Selected Poems, which are released simultaneously in 1993. He is also well-known as a literary critic and editor, and has been a professor and lecturer at many of America's most prestigious universities.
— Aug 08, 2026 04:39AM
John Hollander
(October 298th 1929 — )
...Since then, Hollander has published over 20 further collections, including Tesserae, from which this poem comes, and his Selected Poems, which are released simultaneously in 1993. He is also well-known as a literary critic and editor, and has been a professor and lecturer at many of America's most prestigious universities.
Judi
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To Know A Poem By Heart
...
a poem at your side
through the valley and the shadows
in the day, in the night
a polymorphic, polygamous,, orgiastic
communion of poetry
Nicholas Albery
(July 28th 1948 — June 3rd 2001)
— Aug 06, 2026 06:45PM
...
a poem at your side
through the valley and the shadows
in the day, in the night
a polymorphic, polygamous,, orgiastic
communion of poetry
Nicholas Albery
(July 28th 1948 — June 3rd 2001)
Judi
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Poet and journalist Thomas Campbell born in Glasgow July 27th 1777.
— Aug 05, 2026 04:00PM
Judi
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Tha Garret
Ezra Pound
(October 30th 1885 — November 1st 1972)
..."Any poet born in this century or in the last ten years of the preceding century who can honestly say that he ha not been influenced by the work of Ezra Pound deserves to be pitied rather than rebuked...the best of Pound's writing — and it is The Cantos — will last as long as there is any literature."
— Aug 03, 2026 12:42PM
Ezra Pound
(October 30th 1885 — November 1st 1972)
..."Any poet born in this century or in the last ten years of the preceding century who can honestly say that he ha not been influenced by the work of Ezra Pound deserves to be pitied rather than rebuked...the best of Pound's writing — and it is The Cantos — will last as long as there is any literature."
Judi
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Avenue A
Frank O'Hara
(June 27th 1926 — July 25thh 1966)
Frank O'Hara is best known for his realistic "I do this, I do that" poems, which chronicle his life as a busy art critic, curator and poet on the move in New York. Written during the intervals at ballets, at parties, on the backs of menus, or during his lunchtime strolls, and filled with everyday objects, and friends, O'Hara's poems ...
— Aug 02, 2026 04:12AM
Frank O'Hara
(June 27th 1926 — July 25thh 1966)
Frank O'Hara is best known for his realistic "I do this, I do that" poems, which chronicle his life as a busy art critic, curator and poet on the move in New York. Written during the intervals at ballets, at parties, on the backs of menus, or during his lunchtime strolls, and filled with everyday objects, and friends, O'Hara's poems ...
Judi
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Robert Graves born July 24th 1895. His successful novels, such as I, Claudius, financed his first love, poetry. "Prose books are the show dogs I breed to support my cat."
— Aug 01, 2026 06:26AM
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Birth of a Child in Wartime
Elizabeth Smart
(December 27th 1913 — March 4th 1986)
...The story of their meeting and passionate affair was immortalized in her classic debut novel By Grand Central Statin I Sat Down and Wept.
— Jul 29, 2026 06:58PM
Elizabeth Smart
(December 27th 1913 — March 4th 1986)
...The story of their meeting and passionate affair was immortalized in her classic debut novel By Grand Central Statin I Sat Down and Wept.
Judi
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The Moon Sail Out
Federico García Lora
(June 5th 1898 — August 19th 1936)
translated by Robert Bly
... In August 1921 he wrote in a letter to friend: "A few days ago a purple-green moon came out over the blueish mist of the Sierra Nevada and in front of my door a woman
sang a berceuse that was like a golden streamer entangling the whole countryside.
— Jul 29, 2026 06:31AM
Federico García Lora
(June 5th 1898 — August 19th 1936)
translated by Robert Bly
... In August 1921 he wrote in a letter to friend: "A few days ago a purple-green moon came out over the blueish mist of the Sierra Nevada and in front of my door a woman
sang a berceuse that was like a golden streamer entangling the whole countryside.