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poetry month

  • Celebrating Poetry in April: 9. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet XVIII

    Happy Thursday, everyone. Today is April 9th of National Poetry Month, and I’ve decided to return to the sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning; I’ve selected Sonnet XVIII for today’s reading. I like the parallels with Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, as well as William Faulkner’s “A Rose For Emily.” Elizabeth’s sonnet, however, zooms in on the…

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  • Celebrating Poetry in April: 1. Sonnet 116

    In celebration of poetry month (April), I’ve decided to read a sonnet every day this month to my seniors, simply to share my love for words, especially in the sonnet form. I will be sharing them with you here as well, after I share with my students. Today’s sonnet is by the one and only,…

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