Category Archives: Poetry

“In Praise of Zigzags”–A Poem by Jane O. Wayne for National Poetry Month

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In Praise of Zigzags is one of my favorite poems. It brings to mind all of the students that I had during my years in teaching who marched to the beat of a different drum…who didn’t always … Continue reading →

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“CONSOLATION”: A Poem by Wislawa Szymborska

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro For the first Poetry Friday of National Poetry Month, I’m posting a poem by my favorite poet–Wislawa Szymborska. CONSOLATION By Wisława Szymborska (Translated By Clare Cavanagh and Stanisław Barańczak) Darwin. They say he read novels to … Continue reading →

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“One Day When the Glory Comes”: The March from Selma Continues (VIDEO)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Fifty years ago today, Alabama State Troopers attacked voting-rights demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. In commemoration of that historic event, I’m posting a video of the Academy-Award-Winning song Glory from the movie Selma. … Continue reading →

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POETRY FRIDAY: Bill O., A Rhyming Rant About Bill O’Reilly

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Poor Bill O’Reilly! Everybody’s pickin’ on him…claiming he’s not telling the truth about a number of his intrepid escapades as a journalist. His former co-workers just keep piling it on! All the news about Bill O’Reilly’s lies … Continue reading →

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POETRY FRIDAY: “Warning” by Jenny Joseph (Video)

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I often enjoy reading poems that have touches of humor in them. I found one such poem in an anthology that I bought over twenty years ago. The anthology, When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, gets … Continue reading →

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“To My Dear and Loving Husband”: A Love Poem by Anne Bradstreet

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Because it’s Valentine’s Day, I decided to post a love poem. The following poem by Anne Bradstreet was written in the 1600s. According to the Poetry Foundation, Bradstreet “was the first woman to be recognized as an accomplished … Continue reading →

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“Reverse: A Lynching”–A Poem by Ansel Elkins

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro After reading the summary of the Equal Justice Initiative’s report LYNCHING IN AMERICA: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror, I went looking for a poem on the subject of lynchings in this country. I came upon Reverse: … Continue reading →

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Buried in Snow! Two Winter Poems for Children

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro We’ve been snowed under here in my area of Massachusetts. In the past couple of weeks, we have gotten around five feet of snow. Meteorologists are predicting another storm on Thursday. I’m sure this will be one … Continue reading →

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“Taking Down the Tree” and Other Poems by Jane Kenyon

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The late Jane Kenyon is one of my favorite poets. I return to her work time and again. I read her poem, Let Evening Come, at the funeral of my beloved father-in-law in 1998. Kenyon was the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Solstice with Winter Poems

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The winter solstice begins this evening. I thought I’d post some poems for the winter season today. Toward the Winter Solstice By Timothy Steele, 1948 Although the roof is just a story high, It dizzies me a … Continue reading →

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