Tag: Poetry Column

Arts & Culture

Letters to a Young Romantic

Disclaimer: This post is intended to be humorous because of copying and grammar errors, not to make fun of the great works of author Rainer Maria Rilke.  If you seriously want to learn about Letters to a Young Poet, go to this link to read the pre-translated article. Hello Readers […]

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Lewis and Tolkien the Poets

Practically every young Christian reader has devoured (or been forced to read) C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, if not also C. S. Lewis’ books of nonfiction and biography.  However, both of their poetry is often overlooked despite making up a good portion of their work.  […]

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The Quiet Genius of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson, as scholars agree, was something of a free spirit– not just because of her unusual use of punctuation and spelling. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. Having been educated at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, she developed an interest in the sciences and botany […]