Congratulations to new Poet Laureate Kay Ryan!
See some of her poems on Granger's:
"Houdini," "He Lit a Fire with Icicles," "Rubbing Lamps," "We're Building the Ship As We Sail It," "The Late Worm," "Salvage," "On the Difficulty of Drawing Oneself Up," among others.
See some of her poems on Granger's:
"Houdini," "He Lit a Fire with Icicles," "Rubbing Lamps," "We're Building the Ship As We Sail It," "The Late Worm," "Salvage," "On the Difficulty of Drawing Oneself Up," among others.
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W. E. (William Ernest) Henley
His name is now obscure, but those familiar with Henley's biography and work often associate him with "Invictus," his most famous poem, whose message is one of dogged determination in the face of adversity. When Henley
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Featured Poem
Scherzando
Scherzando
Down through the ancient Strand
The spirit of October, mild and boon
And sauntering, takes his way
This golden end of afternoon,
As though the corn stood yellow in all the land,
And the ripe apples dropped to the harvest-moon.
Lo! the round sun, half-down the western slope—
Seen as along an unglazed telescope—
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Poetry Trivia
Question:
In which poem does the advice "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero"?
Answer
This famous advice (roughly translated as "seize the day, for the future believe the minimum") appears in Horace's "Ode 1" of Book 1 . The theme is taken up by the poets Robert Herrick, Andrew Marvell and Lord Alfred Tennyson to name but a few.
