Category: Poetry
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Fannie Stearns Davis
Fannie Stearns Davis was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 6, 1884. She graduated from Smith College in 1904. She is credited with having two books of poetry published: Myself and I, 1913, and Crack O’ Dawn, 1915. Her poetry is marked by sensitive poetic feeling and delicate artistry. Davis taught English at Kemper Hall…
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Mother Goose: The Little Girl with a Curl
THE LITTLE GIRL WITH A CURLThere was a little girl who had a little curlRight in the middle of her forehead;When she was good, she was very, very good,And when she was bad she was horrid. note: horrid means very unpleasant or disagreeable:
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The Life and Works of Jemima Thompson Luke
Luke, Jemima Thompson, the wife of Rev. Samuel Luke, an Independent minister of England, was the daughter of Thomas Thompson. She was born August 19, 1813, at Colebrooke Terrace, Islington. When only thirteen years of age she began writing for the Juvenile Magazine. She published a volume titled The Female Jesuit in 1851 and A…
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I Think When I read that Sweet Story of Old
I THINK WHEN I READ THAT SWEET STORY OF OLD By Jemima Luke I think when I read that sweet story of old,When Jesus was here among men,How He called little children as lambs to His fold,I should like to have been with them then. I should like to have been with them then,I should…
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Mother Goose: Coffee and Tea
COFFEE AND TEA Molly, my sister and I fell out,And what do you think it was all about?She loved coffee and I loved tea,And that was the reason we couldn’t agree.
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Mother Goose: Dapple-Gray
DAPPLE-GRAYI had a little pony, His name was Dapple-Gray,I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.She whipped him, she slashed him, She rode him through the mire;I would not lend my pony now For all the lady’s hire.
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The Lamb by William Blake
Little Lamb who made thee Dost, thou know who made thee Gave thee life and bid thee feed. By the stream and o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice! Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made…
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Snowflakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Snowflakes Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow. Even as our cloudy fancies take Suddenly shape in some divine expression, Even as the troubled heart doth make In the…
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Exploring the Life of Charles Sangster: A Canadian Poet’s Journey
SANGSTER, CHARLES, poet, civil servant, and journalist; b. 16 July 1822 near Kingston, Upper Canada, son of James Sangster and Ann Ross; m. first 16 Sept. 1856 Mary Kilborn (d. 1858) in Kingston; m. secondly 30 Oct. 1860 Henrietta Charlotte Meagher at Niagara Falls, and they had three daughters and one son; d. 9 Dec. 1893 in Kingston. Quiet and introspective by nature, Charles Sangster sought harmony in his connections…
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James Weldon Johnson: Activist and Literary Pioneer
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent writer, educator, and civil rights leader, known for his advocacy.