weekly posts on literature, languages, and learning
The poet alerts us to small, mundane details from everyday life that we would otherwise most likely overlook or take for granted. Once we regain our focus, it just may turn out that "all’s right with the world". Or is it?
Performed by numerous country, bluegrass, and pop music performers, I’ll Fly Away will soon mark its first centenary: originally written as a church hymn by Alfred E. Brumley in 1929, its folksy tune and the message of life eternal continues to inspire hope and faith.
In this monthly instalment of my listening tips, I’d like to share a few podcasts and radio programmes that have helped me learn more about this wonderful writer and find renewed appreciation for his poetry. I hope you find them interesting and useful!
I'm very happy to introduce the sixth title in the Grammaticus Free Library series. This one is very short indeed — only several pages long — but it's very lovely in its description of spring.
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