Category Archives: Poetry

In Celebration of National Poetry Month: “I Am the People, the Mob”—a Poem by Carl Sandburg

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

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Celebrating National Poetry Month with “Litany”—A Poem by Billy Collins

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

 SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO In “Litany,” Billy Collins “steals” the first two lines of another writer’s poem…then creates his own poem. Litany By Billy Collins You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine… ~ Jacques … Continue reading →

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‘Tis Burns Night

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANLEY Robert Burns was born on this day in 1759.  The bard of Scotland was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things with the language of his time.  He wrote in the Scots dialect, but he also wrote … Continue reading →

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