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Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride”: Creating a National Legend

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Horse Longfellow Paul Revere

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” was written at a perilous time in American history, when Civil War threatened.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Fairytales, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Literary Tour, Patriotism, Poems, poetry, Poets, work poems

“Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas Basbanes

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

“Cross of Snow” examines the lives of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his wife Frances (“Fanny”), noting her significant contributions to his work.

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By Heart: “Snow-flakes” + New Edgar Lee Masters Challenge

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Join author Megan Willome as she learns Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s ‘Snow-flakes’ By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nature Poems, poetry

The Harvest Moon by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Harvest Moon

Wherever you are, make it splendorous and warm during the hopeful Thanksgiving season.

Filed Under: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Moon poems, Thanksgiving Poems

The Mythic and Heroic: “The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Mountains Hiawatha by Longfellow

“The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a beautiful story about a heroic leader who loses what he holds most dear.

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The Poetry of the Visiting Card: Miss Jennie Todt meets Catherina Gerhard

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Wrought iron visiting cards

A visiting card in an 1899 edition of “Longfellow’s Complete Poems” leads to stories of German immigrants, St. Louis history, and even beer.

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Childhood, Poetry, and History: “The Courtship of Miles Standish”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Tree in snow Courtship of Miles Standish

Reading “The Courtship of Miles Standish” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow brings memories of childhood, poetry, and history.

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The Poem as Modern Myth: “Evangeline” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Haunted Wood Evangeline

“Evangeline” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resurrected an almost forgotten event in Canadian and American history and helped shaped a regional people.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Childhood Poems, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poems, poetry, Poets

Our Best-Known Patriotic Poem: Longfellow Visits a Church

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

lighthouse Paul Revere's Ride

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow climbed the stairs of the Old North Church tower in Boston in April, 1860; the result was America’s best-known patriotic poem.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Books, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poems, poetry, Poets

Take Your Poet to Work: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow cover

Just one more week until Take Your Poet to Work Day. For our final addition to our poet collection for 2016, meet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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