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Category: Poetry

Categories Poetry Public Domain

Monday Morning Whitman – for Texas

CatherinePosted onFebruary 22, 2021February 21, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – for Texas

Courtesy of Project Gutenberg, here are some words of hope from Leaves of Grass in … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – for Texas

Categories Poetry Public Domain

Monday Morning Whitman – in honor of Abraham Lincoln

CatherinePosted onFebruary 15, 2021February 14, 2021 1 Comment on Monday Morning Whitman – in honor of Abraham Lincoln

As today is Presidents’ Day in the United States, I am sharing an excerpt from … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – in honor of Abraham Lincoln

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – the Snowbound Edition

CatherinePosted onFebruary 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – the Snowbound Edition

As I type this, it’s twelve degrees fahrenheit – an improvement over the 4 degrees … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – the Snowbound Edition

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman

CatherinePosted onFebruary 1, 2021January 24, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman

I just thought this sentiment from Leaves of Grass was lovely (courtesy of Project Gutenberg): A … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman

Categories Birthday Poetry

Monday Morning Poetry – The Robert Burns Birthday Edition

CatherinePosted onJanuary 25, 2021January 24, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Poetry – The Robert Burns Birthday Edition

I know, usually today is Whitman – but Robert Burns was born on this date … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Poetry – The Robert Burns Birthday Edition

Categories Limericks Poetry Reedsy Discovery Review

Reedsy Discovery Review: The Next Hundred Lears: Limericks after Lear Book Two

Catherine Leave a comment on Reedsy Discovery Review: The Next Hundred Lears: Limericks after Lear Book Two

This book is a delight. Edward Lear, who apparently still holds the title of Father … Continue ReadingReedsy Discovery Review: The Next Hundred Lears: Limericks after Lear Book Two

Categories Poetry Public Domain

Monday Morning Whitman

CatherinePosted onJanuary 18, 2021January 17, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman

As tomorrow,  January 20, is the inauguration of our next President here in the United … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman

Categories Event Poetry

A Little More Whitman for National Poetry at Work Day

CatherinePosted onJanuary 12, 2021January 11, 2021 Leave a comment on A Little More Whitman for National Poetry at Work Day

From Leaves of Grass, in honor of National Poetry at Work day, January 12, 2021 – as … Continue ReadingA Little More Whitman for National Poetry at Work Day

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman

CatherinePosted onJanuary 11, 2021January 10, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman

Here is an excerpt from a poem in Leaves of Grass.  The imagery provides a welcome … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – New Year Edition

CatherinePosted onJanuary 4, 2021January 3, 2021 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – New Year Edition

I thought this Walt Whitman poem from Leaves of Grass, courtesy of Project Gutenberg, would … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – New Year Edition

Categories Poetry

A New Year’s Eve Poem from In Memoriam (Tennyson)

CatherinePosted onDecember 31, 2020January 31, 2021 Leave a comment on A New Year’s Eve Poem from In Memoriam (Tennyson)

Alfred Tennyson wrote this poem as part of In Memoriam, an elegy he wrote to his … Continue ReadingA New Year’s Eve Poem from In Memoriam (Tennyson)

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman (Because I Heard a Train)

CatherinePosted onDecember 28, 2020December 27, 2020 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman (Because I Heard a Train)

I love trains. I love their whistles, the sound of their wheels on the tracks … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman (Because I Heard a Train)

Categories Classic Holiday Poetry

A Poem for Christmas Day – Christmas Bells

CatherinePosted onDecember 25, 2020December 20, 2020 Leave a comment on A Poem for Christmas Day – Christmas Bells

Many of us in the US grew up with some exposure to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow … Continue ReadingA Poem for Christmas Day – Christmas Bells

Categories Classic Poetry

A Christmas Eve Poem – A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Moore

CatherinePosted onDecember 24, 2020December 20, 2020 Leave a comment on A Christmas Eve Poem – A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Moore

I can recall trying to memorize this classic and well-known poem as a child; whether … Continue ReadingA Christmas Eve Poem – A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Moore

Categories Classic Holiday Poetry

A Christmas Legend and Poem

CatherinePosted onDecember 23, 2020December 20, 2020 Leave a comment on A Christmas Legend and Poem

There is a legend that the animals in their barns kneel at midnight on Christmas … Continue ReadingA Christmas Legend and Poem

Categories Holiday Poetry

Poem: Sonnet by Thomas Hood

CatherinePosted onDecember 22, 2020December 20, 2020 Leave a comment on Poem: Sonnet by Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood was a poet and humorist, and son of a bookseller, who lived from … Continue ReadingPoem: Sonnet by Thomas Hood

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – Sort of the Christmas Edition?

CatherinePosted onDecember 21, 2020December 18, 2020 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – Sort of the Christmas Edition?

Hmm.  Well, Merry Christmas, Brazil!   A Christmas Greeting Welcome, Brazilian brother—thy ample place is … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – Sort of the Christmas Edition?

Categories Holiday Poetry

A Poem Every Day until December 25

CatherinePosted onDecember 20, 2020 Leave a comment on A Poem Every Day until December 25

I ordered this book, A Literary Christmas: An Anthology,  about a month ago, and it finally … Continue ReadingA Poem Every Day until December 25

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – The Memorial Edition

CatherinePosted onDecember 14, 2020 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – The Memorial Edition

My mother Kathleen died a year ago, December 12, 2019, after living for ten years … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – The Memorial Edition

Categories Poetry

Monday Morning Whitman – The Pearl Harbor Edition

CatherinePosted onDecember 7, 2020 Leave a comment on Monday Morning Whitman – The Pearl Harbor Edition

Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day here in the US (although we just call … Continue ReadingMonday Morning Whitman – The Pearl Harbor Edition

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