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Poems of the Past and the Present

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Thomas Hardy



Poems of the Past and the Present is the second collection of poems by Thomas Hardy published in 1901. It is divided into 5 sections, War Po…

The Prisoner of Chillon

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George Gordon, Lord Byron



Lord Byron visited the Castle of Chillon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland in 1816 and was intrigued by the legend of Francis Bonnivard who was …

Anthology of Massachusetts Poets

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William Stanley Braithwaite



Poet and editor of many anthologies, William Stanley Braithwaite, gathers a collection of poems from well known and lesser known poets from …

Poems

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Elinor Jenkins



Elinor Jenkins was a British poet whose published work focuses largely on the First World War. This volume, based on her collection publishe…

The Hoofs of Pegasus

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Maria Letitia Stockett



Maria Letitia Stockett was a highly respected English teacher in Baltimore, Maryland, but also well-known as an author. In addition to her …

Poems Concerning the Slave Trade

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Robert Southey



Robert Southey, a future Poet Laureate, was born in Bristol, one of the principal ports in England for the slave trade. He wrote these poems…

Twenty

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Stella Benson



Twenty, Stella Benson’s first poetry collection, was first published in 1918. It deals with topics such as personal independence, the First …

Later Poems

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Alice Meynell



Alice Meynell was a British poet and suffragist. This collection was published in 1902 and explores the author’s Catholic faith as well as t…

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