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?
Listening tips: Explore the poetic worlds of William Wordsworth
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!
Free ebook: ‘Spring’ by John S. Adams
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.
‘The February Hush’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Reading this poem, you immediately find yourself in a wintery nature setting. What T. W. Higginson describes is just a fleeting moment: a wonderful snapshot captured in words.