With the arrival of spring, itโs time for another quarterly ebook from the Grammaticus Free Library series: โFour Stories for Spring.โย It contains four spring-themed stories, with the accompanying vocabulary notes and illustrations designed primarily for English language learners.
โWinter Treesโ by William Carlos Williams
The poem presented in this post first appeared in Williamsโ book titled โSour Grapes: A Book of Poemsโ, published in 1921. Like many other of his works, itโs wonderfully simple and minimalist: the poet uses an extremely common image only to transform it into something delightfully rich and filled with meaning.
โBeautiful Snowโ by John Whittaker Watson
John Whittaker Watson was a 19th century poet and journalist from New York. The author of many serials, poems and short stories published in various magazines, today he is probably best known for his poem โBeautiful Snow.โ It is found in the collection of poems by the same title, published in Philadelphia in 1871.
“Top of the Hill” by Sarah Orne Jewett
In this post weโll read a wonderful autumn-themed poem by one of my favourite authors, Sarah Orne Jewett. Describing the scenery surrounding her hometown of South Berwick, Maine, the poet paints the picture of beauty and richness of a sunny November day.
