This poem is a wonderful ode to the first month of summer. Read it and practice your vocabulary with a few simple exercises!
‘June’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Films and documentaries on Emily Dickinson
This post is written primarily for those not entirely familiar with Emily Dickinson, offering a short (and partially retro) selection of must-see documentaries and feature films on this fascinating woman. Hopefully it will encourage you to explore the world of her poetry, or help you understand it better.
“January” by Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on 15 October, 1830. A prolific writer, poet, and activist dedicated to the rights of Native Americans, she also happened to be a classmate of anotherโnowadays much more famousโAmherst poet: Emily Dickinson. The two women remained in contact throughout their lives, chiefly through correspondence. Helen Hunt Jackson …
On long walks, birds and poems (featuring Emily Dickinson)
I have recently been invited by a fellow blogger, John Stamos, to write a guest post for his wonderful website called The Renaissance Garden Guy. In it, I shared about my love of walking and birding, and how those two activities helped to make me a more discerning reader. In the same post I have …
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