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In this post weโll read a wonderful short poem by Walt Whitman. Titled after its first line โA Noiseless Patient Spiderโ, itโs a two-stanza, free verse poem, in which Whitman likens his own soul to the tiny creature. Just as the patient little spider cautiously weaves his web, so does the poetโs soul make connections …
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As of 2019, May 21 is observed as the International Tea Day. Joining the observances, in this post weโll be reading Edmund Wallerโs short poem in praise of this wonderful drink with such a rich history. Edmund Waller (1606โ1687) was an English politician and poet, very popular during his lifetime but now considered one of …
The poem presented in this post is titled โIn Aprilโ. Written by the celebrated Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875โ1926), it was first published in 1902, in the collection of poems The Book of Images (orig. Das Buch der Bilder). Rainer Maria Rilke Rilke was known and is still much appreciated for his way with …
William Carlos Williams (1883โ1963) was one of the most important American poets of the 20th century: a modernist of the imagist kind, he was known for using simple and colloquial language to express his ideasโa feature many critics now consider typical of modern American poetry. This can be contrasted with the modernists such as T. …
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