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The poem presented in this post is unlikely to chase your winter blues, to be honest, but it's an excellent one! Penned by Edgar Allan Poe, โAloneโ is a deeply personal and intimate reflection on what is now commonly described as chronic depression. This mental health condition was the troubled poetโs lifelong companion, as attested …
If you recall, some of the words of the year 2022, chosen by the leading English languageย lexicographers, were โwomanโ, โpermacrisisโ, and โgaslightingโ. (And if you donโt recall, you can refresh your memory).ย Letโs now do a quick roundup of the words of the year 2023! The Collins word of the previous year is โAIโ, defined …
William Cullen Bryant was a 19th century American romanticist poet, abolitionist and civil right advocate. Originally a lawyer, he started publishing poems in the early 1820s. Later in the decade he became the editor of the New York Review and the New York Evening Post, solidifying his position as a prominent man of letters and …
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Dear friends and followers of the Grammaticus blog, Itโs time for the release of another free ebook! Just in time for Christmas, Iโm happy to present a holiday story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman โThe Silver Henโ. Born in Randolph, Massachusetts, in 1852, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is best known as the author of numerous …
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