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• Celebrating Poetry in April: 17. The Woods by Fanny Kemble

  Good evening, all. It was absolutely wonderful to reconnect with my students this week. I am so glad that we… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 16. When I Have Fears by John Keats

  Hi, everyone. Today’s poem is by John Keats, an English Romantic poet who lived a very short life (a mere… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 15. “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus

  Greetings, all: Today’s sonnet was written by Emma Lazarus, an American author and poet who lived from 1849 to 1887.… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 14. Renouncement by Alice Meynell

  Good afternoon, all! Today’s sonnet is by Alice Meynell, a British poet who lived from 1847-1922. This poem, “Renouncement,” is… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 13. Shelley’s “To Wordsworth”

  Hello! Today’s sonnet is by Percy Bysshe Shelley, titled “To Wordsworth.” Everything about this poem seems like it is a… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 12. Edmund Spenser, Easter

  Greetings, all: Tonight, I share with you a sonnet by the English Poet, Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), best known for his… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry In April: 11. Lady Mary Wroth

  Good evening, all: Tonight, I am reading a sonnet by the English poet Lady Mary Wroth of the Renaissance era.… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 10. John Donne’s Sonnet IV from the Divine Meditations

  Good evening, all: Tonight’s sonnet is from John Donne, an English poet (1572-1631) who was dubbed a “metaphysical poet” for… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 8. Christopher Brennan’s Summer Noon

  Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today’s sonnet comes from Australian poet Christopher Brennan (1870-1932). It’s in English, or Shakespearean, form, and is… Read more.

• Celebrating Poetry in April: 7. Wordsworth’s Beauteous Evening

  Happy Tuesday, everyone. It’s Day 7 of National Poetry Month. Today’s sonnet is from William Wordsworth (yay!). It was written… Read more.