Cep's Poetry Notes

Cep's Poetry Notes

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Cep's Poetry Notes episodes

  • "Spent and Misspent"

    Alice Cary (1820-1871) writes of the dangers of procrastination.



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    4 min
  • "Today"

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) urges us to use our time.



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    2 min
  • "Ask Me No More"

    Thomas Carew (1595-1640) describes the natural and mythical glories that are embodied in his beloved.



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    3 min
  • "Sun of the Sleepless" and "Inscription"

    George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) writes of the moon and of his dog.



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    5 min
  • The Greatest Poet Name Ever, Etc.

    A pause for remarks on p. 89-91 of The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song (1882).



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    4 min
  • "The Busts of Goethe and Schiller"

    William Allen Butler (1825-1902) indulgences in a fit of narrative Germanophilia celebrating the lives and memorials of the great writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his friend Friedrich Schiller.



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    6 min
  • "Love"

    Samuel Butler (1612-1680) says love is too much for mortals to handle, then compares it to a certain fermented beverage.



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    3 min
  • "Delay"

    Frances Louisa Bushnell (1834-1899) celebrates the thrill of delayed romantic satisfaction.



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    2 min
  • "Stanzas in Prospect of Death"

    Robert Burns (1759-1796) admits that the indulgence of his passions don’t make for good standing with the Almighty.



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    3 min

About Cep's Poetry Notes

From the publisher's feed

A daily selection from an obscure or famous poet with remarks.