Fireside Poems

Fireside Poems
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Each week Dr. J shares a poem from one of the nineteenth-century American Fireside Poets, reading it aloud and commenting on it to enhance the listener’s enjoyment of the poem.

  1. 07/20/2022

    The Wedding Day

    Priscilla Mullins and John Alden wed, symbolizing the continuity of life in a true pastoral image.

    The Wedding Day

  2. 07/13/2022

    "Milton" and "Keats"

    The young Endymion sleeps Endymion’s sleep . . .

    "Milton" and "Keats"

  3. 07/06/2022

    Chaucer and Shakespeare

    The essence of each poet: Chaucer and Shakespearre

    Chaucer and Shakespeare

  4. 06/29/2022

    Telling the Bees

    A young man learns of the death of his beloved when he comes upon a strange ceremony.

    Telling the Bees

  5. 06/22/2022

    The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face

    The poet recounts an apocryphal story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and then asks "whose was theright and the wrong?"

    The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face

  6. 06/15/2022

    Helen of Tyre

    The poet asks our sympathy for a woman the world considers unworthy of sympathy.

    Helen of Tyre

  7. 06/08/2022

    from Under the Willows

    The poet fancies himself related to a willow tree and laments the negative influence of Puritanism on New England and American culture

    from Under the Willows

  8. 06/01/2022

    Curfew

    A writer finishing a book ike a family going to bed.

    Curfew
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Each week Dr. J shares a poem from one of the nineteenth-century American Fireside Poets, reading it aloud and commenting on it to enhance the listener’s enjoyment of the poem.

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  • Creator
    Fireside Poems
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Fireside Poems