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Apr 5, 2023
The Connoisseuse of Slugs: A Poem by Sharon Olds
A childhood memory recalled in an unexpected way in…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 1, 2023
Woman Seated In The Underground, 1941: A Poem by Carol Ann Duffy
A look at a poem inspired by a Henry…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 8, 2023
When I Set Out For Lyonnesse: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
This is a poem about young love written in old…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 3, 2023
Nurse’s Song: Two Poems by William Blake
A look at both the poems with this title, one in “Songs of…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 7, 2023
The Spell of the Rose: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
One of the three “ghost” poems that Hardy wrote after…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 6, 2023
Tin Lily: A Poem by Christopher Reid
This is a poem that points to an aspect of political repression…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 4, 2023
The Year’s Awakening: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A “Spring poem” written in 1910
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Apr 2, 2023
A Bird-Scene At A Rural Dwelling: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A late poem by Hardy that recollects a scene…
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