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For Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, that’s his very first published poem, “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond,” which recognizes fallen soldiers whose “names are engraven on honor’s bright crest.” ...
My grandfather — who used to make me practice sitting still — has always been better at living in the present moment than I ...
With a strong, clear voice, Libby Bischof read the opening lines of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that solidified Paul Revere’s place in U.S. history. “Listen, my children ...
A lot of us learned about the revolutionary sprint through Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s iconic poem that begins, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” ...
The answer was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ... But Eliot was lionized by many people who didn’t read his poetry, whereas Longfellow’s books were devoured not only by the literati but by ...
Each February in Brunswick, Longfellow Days creates events to honor the legacy of Maine poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ... New this year is an Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop by David Sloan.
Not only did it serve as General George Washington's headquarters during the Siege of Boston (considered the beginning stages of the Revolutionary War), it was also the home of poet Henry ...
The restaurant, inspired by the five-man literary society founded by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, serves a health-conscious menu as well as classic and zero-proof cocktails, beer from Portland ...
Members of this Class of 1825, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created some of the ... Through the poetic truths they expressed in poetry and prose, Longfellow and Hawthorne ...