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“Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems Eldorado Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old— This knight so bold— And o’er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, […]

“For Annie” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems For Annie Thank Heaven! the crisis— The danger is past, And the lingering illness Is over at last— And the fever called “Living” Is conquered at last. Sadly, I know, I am shorn of my strength, And no muscle I move As I lie at full length— But […]

“To My Mother” by Edgar Allan Poe

Maria climb poe mother in law

< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems To My Mother Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of “Mother,” Therefore by that dear name I long have called you— You who are more than mother […]

“An Enigma” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems An Enigma “Seldom we find,” says Solomon Don Dunce, “Half an idea in the profoundest sonnet. Through all the flimsy things we see at once As easily as through a Naples bonnet— Trash of all trash!—how can a lady don it? Yet heavier far than your Petrarchan stuff— […]

“A Valentine” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems A Valentine For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. Search narrowly the lines!—they hold a treasure Divine—a talisman—an amulet That must be worn […]

“Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems Annabel Lee It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. […]

“To Helen” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems To Helen I saw thee once—once only—years ago: I must not say how many—but not many. It was a July midnight; and from out A full-orbed moon, that, like thine own soul, soaring, Sought a precipitate pathway up through heaven, There fell a silvery-silken veil of light, With […]

50 States of Generosity: Vermont

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Vermont maple tree

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Vermont and its maple syrup. Maple is even the state flavor!

Filed Under: 50 States, nature, Robert Frost

“Ulalume” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems Ulalume The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere— The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of my most immemorial year; It was hard by the dim lake of Auber, In the misty mid region […]

Children’s Book Club: Children’s Poetry and What the Heart Knows

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

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Children’s poetry speaks to the child within us. Join us as we read Joyce Sidman’s “What the Heart Knows” for National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, National Poetry Month, poetry prompt

“The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems The Bells I.         Hear the sledges with the bells—                  Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells!         How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,            In the icy air of night!         While the stars that oversprinkle         All the heavens, seem to twinkle            With a crystalline delight;          Keeping time, time, […]

Perspective: ‘In the Company of Crows and Ravens’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

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Truth, beauty, and science co-exist in magical ways in Tony M. Marzluff’s “In the Company of Crows and Ravens.”

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Bird Poems, Blog, book reviews, nature, Perspective, Poetic Earth Month

Poet Laura: Finding the Right Words + Ars Poetica

By Karen Paul Holmes 6 Comments

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As National Poetry Month begins, Karen Paul Holmes draws upon ars poetica and the work of Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky to face this difficult moment.

Filed Under: Blog, Deaf Republic, National Poetry Month, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

By Heart: ‘I so liked Spring’ + New Robert Frost Challenge

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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What do the thrushes sing? Ah Holy, Holy or Crack! Join us as we learn Charlotte Mew’s poem “I so liked Spring” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, Nature Poems, Spring Poems

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

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< Return to Edgar Allan Poe Poems The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping—rapping at my chamber door. “‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, […]

Edgar Allan Poe Poems Library

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Edgar Allan Poe Poems A Dream A Dream Within a Dream Al-Aaraaf Annabel Lee An Enigma A Valentine Bridal Ballad Dreamland Eldorado Eulalie Evening Star Fairyland For Annie Hymn Imitation Israfel Lenore Romance Silence Song Spirits of the Dead Tamerlane The Bells The City in the Sea The Lake The Raven The Sleeper The Valley […]

50 States of Generosity: Florida

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Florida and its unbelievable falling iguanas.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, nature, Nature Poems

“Autumn” by Wallace Stevens

< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Autumn Long lines of coral light And evening star. One shade that leads the night On from afar. And I keep, sorrowing. This sunless zone. Waiting and resting here. In calm above. —Wallace Stevens Did you like Autumn by Wallace Stevens? You might like this poetry book: Buy How […]

“Ballade of the Pink Parasol” by Wallace Stevens

< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Ballade of the Pink Parasol I pray thee, where is the old-time wig. And where is the lofty hat? Where is the maid on the road in her gig. And where is the fire-side cat? Never was sight more fair than that. Outshining, outreaching them all. There in the […]

“Banal Sojourn” by Wallace Stevens

< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Banal Sojourn Two wooden tubs of blue hydrangeas stand at the foot of the stone steps . The sky is a blue gum streaked with rose. The trees are black. The grackles crack their throats of bone in the smooth air. Moisture and heat have swollen the garden into […]

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