Cep's Poetry Notes

Cep's Poetry Notes

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Cep's Poetry Notes episodes

  • "Life"

    Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825) wrote this positive piece in the last years of her life contemplating the mystery of life and anticipating the joy of Heaven.



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    2 min
  • "The Worth of Fame"

    Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) celebrates the notion of fame—not of celebrity, but of those whose admirable deeds still inspire us.



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    3 min
  • "The True Measure of Life"

    Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) tells us how life is really assessed.



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    2 min
  • "Youth's Agitations"

    The first famous poet in the collection heretofore, Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), finds a common thread in the personalities of youth and middle age.



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    2 min
  • "In the Dark"

    In a poem written days before his early death, George Arnold (1834-1865) describes a terrifying seascape.



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    2 min
  • "Florence Nightingale"

    Celebration of the pioneer of British women’s nursing during the Crimean War by Edwin Arnold (1832-1904).



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    3 min
  • "To William Lloyd Garrison, After the War"

    Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884) poetically addresses abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison after the conclusion of the American Civil War.



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    3 min
  • "Boyhood"

    Washington Allston (1779-1873) remembers his mom kissing him goodnight when he was a child.



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    2 min
  • "The Touchstone"

    William Allingham (1824-1889) tells a parable about a man with a magic stone that revealed the truth of everything, and how, though he is suppressed, the power of the stone endures and spreads.



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    2 min
  • "Endurance"

    Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911) endured abandonment by and divorce from her first husband and the death of her second husband and their child. She was in Ford’s Theater the night of Lincoln’s assassination.



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    4 min

About Cep's Poetry Notes

From the publisher's feed

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