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XLVII. “Summer’s Obsequies” by Emily Dickinson

fringed gentian flower with blue petals tinged with orange

< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XLVII. Summer’s Obsequies SUMMER’S OBSEQUIES. The gentian weaves her fringes, The maple’s loom is red. My departing blossoms Obviate parade. A brief, but patient illness, An hour to prepare; And one, below this morning, Is where the angels are. It was a short procession, — The bobolink was there, […]

XLIV. “Further in Summer” by Emily Dickinson

man sits at study thinking

< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XLIV. Further in Summer MY CRICKET. Further in summer than the birds, Pathetic from the grass, A minor nation celebrates Its unobtrusive mass. No ordinance is seen, So gradual the grace, A pensive custom it becomes, Enlarging loneliness. Antiquest felt at noon When August, burning low, Calls forth this […]

XXIX. “The One That Could Repeat the Summer Day” by Emily Dickinson

painter paints a painting very detailed

< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XXIX. The One That Could Repeat the Summer Day The one that could repeat the summer day Were greater than itself, though he Minutest of mankind might be. And who could reproduce the sun, At period of going down — The lingering and the stain, I mean — When […]

XXVIII. “I Know A Place Where Summer Strives” by Emily Dickinson

cloudy sunny day by the water

< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XXVIII. I Know A Place Where Summer Strives I know a place where summer strives With such a practised frost, She each year leads her daisies back, Recording briefly, “Lost.” But when the south wind stirs the pools And struggles in the lanes, Her heart misgives her for her […]

XXVII. “Indian Summer” by Emily Dickinson

summer day peaceful

< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XXVII. Indian Summer INDIAN SUMMER. These are the days when birds come back, A very few, a bird or two, To take a backward look. These are the days when skies put on The old, old sophistries of June, — A blue and gold mistake. Oh, fraud that cannot […]

XII. A Something in a Summer’s Day by Emily Dickinson

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< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XII. A Something in a Summer’s Day PSALM OF THE DAY. A something in a summer’s day, As slow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. A something in a summer’s noon, — An azure depth, a wordless tune, Transcending ecstasy. And still within a summer’s night A something […]

Poetry Prompt: Poem for a Summer’s Finish

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

Sunlight valley Norwegian Fjord

Join author Callie Feyen has she explores summer’s finish and autumn’s beginning as her daughter prepares to start high school.

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Summer Respite + Take Your Poet to Work Day

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sunrise bokeh over guitar

As we reach the midpoint of July, we are taking our annual two-week summer break to rest and to dream and we look forward to bringing back the wonder from our respite.

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Poets and Poems: Andrea Potos and “Marrow of Summer”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Rose Andrea Potos

With careful precision, poet Andrea Potos writes of places and relationships in her new collection, “Marrow of Summer.”

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Summer Break & Take Your Poet to Work Day

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

Summer Break Rejuvenate Daisy

The Tweetspeak team invites you to join us in taking a summer break with all the Take Your Poet to Work Day poets for inspirational company.

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Shakespeare Sonnet XVIII (18): Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

< Return to all 154 William Shakespeare Sonnets Sonnet XVIII (18) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is […]

The Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ This Has Been a Summer

By T.S. Poetry 8 Comments

Poetry Club Tea Date

Join us for this week’s Every Day Poems poetry club tea date! See the favorite lines shared by a reader. Catch the poem that came from it. Pen your own.

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By Heart: ‘Song of Summer’ + New Countee Cullen Challenge

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Song of Summer

Savor the summer with author Megan Willome as she learns Margaret Wise Brown’s poem “Song of Summer” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Childhood Poems, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Summer Poems

Memoir Notebook: Three Summers, Part 2: Bucking Hay

By Rick Maxson 9 Comments

Bucking Hay harvest

Richard Maxson continues his boyhood farming tale, reflecting on the harvest of transcendent memories cultivated in an alfalfa field.

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Memoir Notebook: Three Summers, Part One: The Seed

By Rick Maxson 14 Comments

Three Summers Part One The Seed golden field

A city boy goes to spend the summer on a farm in rural Ohio, and the experience stays with him into his golden years, still surprising him with the way it reveals plain and not-so-plain truths.

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Make It a Fairy Tale Summer—With The Golden Dress!

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

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T. S. Poetry Press is delighted to announce its new picture book, The Golden Dress: A Fairy Tale. One dress, sparkly and shimmery, grants wishes for a long, long time. Then the “emerald day” comes, and everything is about to change. Will the dress survive? That’s up to one girl, who needs to open her heart and her hands.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Writing This Summer with Booth Tarkington

By Charity Singleton Craig 8 Comments

Got the summer writing blues? Charity Singleton Craig shares 3 tips inspired by Hoosier author Booth Tarkington to improve your writing this summer.

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10 Delightful Ways to Keep Your Kids’ Summer Reading in Swing

By Olaf Jorgenson 15 Comments

Keep Summer Reading in Swing blond child

How many books does it take to save your child from the Summer Reading Slide? Get the answer, plus 10 totally fun ideas for how to keep summer reading in swing!

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The Wild 100 Summer Book Challenge

By Callie Feyen 15 Comments

What do you think is beautiful? What is wild about the color yellow? Join Callie Feyen and her kids in a summer challenge to read 100 books and find out.

Filed Under: Blog, children, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Literacy

Applying to College in the Fall? Do These 7 Things this Summer

By Tania Runyan 4 Comments

Getting ready to apply for college? Tania Runyan has 7 things you can do to get yourself ready to choose a college and write your application essay.

Filed Under: Blog, College, How to Write a College Application Essay

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