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Darkness, By Lord Byron

Darkness, By Lord Byron

This poem by Lord Byron is based on the theme of an apocalyptic end of the world which was published as part of the 1816 The Prisoner of Chillon collection.

Posted on October 24, 2021October 17, 2021 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry3 Minutes Read

I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain, By Emily Dickinson

I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain, By Emily Dickinson

This poem gradually expands to probe cosmic mysteries whose answers only come in the form of silence.

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry1 Minute Read

The Cold, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Cold, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

A few young physicists are engaged in a light-hearted chat about the movement of heat between objects.

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories8 Minutes Read

Christmas Trees, By Robert Frost

Christmas Trees, By Robert Frost

In his laconic Yankee voice, Frost’s speaker describes how he is doubtful from the first that he would cut down his valued trees.

Posted on December 13, 2020December 12, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry2 Minutes Read

A Pair Of Silk Stockings, By Kate Chopin

A Pair Of Silk Stockings, By Kate Chopin

Little Mrs. Sommers comes to life in a “pair of silk stockings”, just like Edna Pontellier, the protagonist of Chopin’s famous and ground-breaking The Awakening.

Posted on November 29, 2020November 28, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories8 Minutes Read

We Real Cool, By Gwendolyn Brooks

We Real Cool, By Gwendolyn Brooks

“We Real Cool” is a poem written in 1959 by poet Gwendolyn Brooks and published in her 1960 book The Bean Eaters, her third collection of poetry.

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry1 Minute Read

Cusheen Lo, Translated From The Irish By J.J. Callanan

Cusheen Lo, Translated From The Irish By J.J. Callanan

A classic Irish song about enchantment.

Posted on November 15, 2020November 14, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry1 Minute Read

The Vampire, By Conrad Aiken

The Vampire, By Conrad Aiken

Published in 1914, The Vampire is a poem about a remarkably beautiful vampiress who captures the hearts of men and eventually leads them to their doom.

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry3 Minutes Read

Haunted, By Siegfried Sassoon

Haunted, By Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon, born in England in 1886, is best known for his poems inspired by his experiences in World War I.

Posted on September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry2 Minutes Read

Anthem For Doomed Youth, By Wilfred Owen

Anthem For Doomed Youth, By Wilfred Owen

This is one of Owen’s most famous poems. It deals with the horrors of war and may reflect his time in WWI.

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Poetry1 Minute Read

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