As much as I long for spring, it’s still snowy and frigid here, so it’s the perfect time to share… Read more Double Dactyl: Beautiful Daffodils
Tag: poetry
Historical Highlights 136
Happy Friday. This week’s historical highlights touch on slavery, the Civil War, the civil rights movement, Willa Cather, Isaac Rosenberg,… Read more Historical Highlights 136
How to Celebrate Robbie Burns Day
Robert Burns (1759-1796) — famous for poems like “Auld Lang Syne,” “A Red, Red Rose,” and “To a Mouse” —… Read more How to Celebrate Robbie Burns Day
Poetry in Context: “Sleigh Ride”
Merry Christmas! I love “Christmas” songs that are really about winter (like “Let it Snow” and “Winter Wonderland”) and I… Read more Poetry in Context: “Sleigh Ride”
Poetry in Context: “To Autumn”
Continuing my inadvertent tradition of posting a famous fall poem every year (see past selections: 2015, 2016), today I’m taking… Read more Poetry in Context: “To Autumn”
Trimeric: Baby Meets Book
I first heard of the poetic form called a trimeric in Robert Lee Brewer’s “Poetic Asides” column in Writer’s Digest magazine. It… Read more Trimeric: Baby Meets Book
Historical Highlights 103
I have just a few historical highlights to share this morning, touching on E.B White, Emily Dickinson, Jack Daniels, and… Read more Historical Highlights 103
Assorted Short Poems by Yours Truly
Scrambling to find something to publish on my blog today, something that wouldn’t require a lot of time or brain… Read more Assorted Short Poems by Yours Truly
Poetry in Context: “And did those feet in ancient time”
Have you heard the rousing hymn “Jerusalem”? It’s based on William Blake’s poem “And did those feet in ancient time,”… Read more Poetry in Context: “And did those feet in ancient time”
Favourite Things: March Edition
It’s April and I’ve started Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s exciting that I get to track the number of minutes I spend… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition
Historical Highlights 077
I have a house full of sick people. It’s too bad that we’ve been stuck inside because on Wednesday Calgary broke… Read more Historical Highlights 077
Historical Highlights 071
Whenever I find myself growing tired of these historical highlights posts, I come across a whole slew of fascinating links.… Read more Historical Highlights 071
I Think of You
A while back I posted a poem that I wrote years ago. Here’s another one that I wrote around the… Read more I Think of You