Annette Wynne was an early 20th century American writer of children’s poems. Her debut collection ‘For Days and Days: A Year-Round Treasury of Child Verse’ came out in 1919, followed by ‘Treasure Things’ in 1922. The short poem featured in this post is called ‘To an Old Tree’. It’s a lovely ode to the stoic …
The Weekend Listener #7
The Weekend Listener is an eclectic weekly list of noteworthy podcasts and radio recordings, old and new, curated for your listening pleasure. Posts in this series are published on Fridays – please search the website for the previous instalments. LANGUAGE The Takeaway: What’s Lost When a Language Dies? Hundreds, if not thousands, of languages are …