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Vintage poetry stands the test of time; collections and anthologies of classic poems and enduring verses from eras past.
Tam O'Shanter, by Robert Burns
Robert Burns (1759-96) is best known for his short poems in lowland Scots dialect, many of which were written during the years 1785 and 1786 and published in Kilmarnock in 1786 as “Poems Chiefly in the Scottish dialect”, the volume generally being known as “the Kilmarnock edition”. However, he later composed and edited many songs and ballads, some in dialect and others not, that are generally less well known although they do include some that are very well known indeed, such as “Auld Lang Syne” and “Scots Wha Hae”. One of these later poems is “Tam o’ Shanter” which, at 228 lines, is one of the longest poems Burns ever wrote.
By John Welford5 years ago in Poets
On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer, by John Keats
On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer was the second poem that John Keats (1795-1821) had published, although it was far from being the first that he had written. It was, however, the first that brought him to the attention of the literary public.
By John Welford5 years ago in Poets
Ode to the Blue Mountains Train.
Oh Blue Mountains express how I loveth thee. You carry me from place to place and give me such sights to see. You stop sometimes to pick up those who don’t follow the rules, but you don’t care about those silly “of all ages” fools.
By Sara Elizabeth Joyce5 years ago in Poets
The Heir's Dilemma
The Executor had sent me the plane ticket that brought me to New York City. I’d never been to The Big Apple but felt sufficiently-familiar with the city, from videos and virtual reality walking tours, that I carried myself with a ‘been-there-done-that attitude’, without ever having been there or having done that.
By Mike Adamovich5 years ago in Poets
