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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Christmas of 1888-- By John Greenleaf Whittier --
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Oak-- By Alfred Lord Tennyson --
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Ye Old Reading RoomA Dream-- By Edgar Allen Poe --
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Ye Old Reading RoomChildren of Light-- By Robert Lowell --
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Ye Old Reading RoomDing Dong Bell-- By Walter Crane --
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Ye Old Reading RoomBo-Peep-- By Walter Crane --
Happy Birthday to the Legend!
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Ye Old Reading RoomBy a Broom-- By Walter Crane --
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Ye Old Reading RoomGrasses-- By John Frederick Freeman --
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Ye Old Reading RoomKing Cole -- By Walter Crane --He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement: producing an array of paintings, illustrations, children's books, ceramic tiles, and wallpapers arts along with associations with the international Socialist movement.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Magic Shop -- By H.G. Wells --H.G. Wells most prolific works include: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Star -- By Sara Teasdale --Sara Teasdale was born on August 8, 1884 in St. Louis, MO.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Jolly Tester -- By Walter Crane --Walter Crane was born on the 15th of August 1845.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe White Ship -- By HP Lovecraft --H.P. Lovecraft was known to live semi-nocturnally. He preferred to stay up into the night to read, write, and study astronomy.
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Ye Old Reading RoomFact and Fancy -- By H.P. Lovecraft --This poem was published just one year after his first publication The Alchemist.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Trial By Existence -- By Robert Frost --Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874.
Robert Frosts work is painted by tragedy just like his life. His father died in 1885, his mother in 1900, and his sister, who was committed to a mental institution, dies in 1920.
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Ye Old Reading RoomDesiree's Baby -- By Kate Chopin --Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 8, 1850. Most of her writing accurately portrayed the lives of women. Desiree's Baby was first published in 1893. Kate Chopin died in 1904.
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Ye Old Reading RoomPacifist War Song -- By HP Lovecraft --Perhaps H.P. Lovecraft was not a fan of those who objected to WWI.
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Ye Old Reading RoomOld & New Year Ditties-- By Christina Rossetti --
Rossetti's poem helps offer a a pensive, retrospective, meditation on the year passed, while simultaneously capturing the hope we all have for an even more magnificent year ahead.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Dark Thrushing-- By Thomas Hardy --
This masterwork was written on December 31, 1900 -- the last day of the 19th century. Although it is very early still in this century, reflect on how far we have come in the last 122 years.
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Ye Old Reading RoomNew Year Song-- By James Kelly --
This poem was printed in The Printers' Carnival and Other Poems collection by James Kelly; a book that was first published in 1875. The book was published by Love & Duncan on Bank Street in London. Information on the book and author are both extremely difficult to find.
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Ye Old Reading RoomNew Year's Eve-- By A.E. Housman --
Alfred Edward Housman was born in Bromsgrove of Worcestershire, England in 1859. He was a profound poet during his lifetime which included many works that captured the dark emotion of the First World War era.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Old Year-- By John Clare --
John Clare was the son of a farmer; born in Northamptonshire, England in 1793. Much of his work romanticizes the rural English life and laments the loss and disruption of the countryside.
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas -- By H.P. Lovecraft --As much as we love Lovecraft; we need better names for our poetry
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Felis (Frank Belknap Long’s cat)-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Sonia H. GreeneBy H.P. Lovecraft
Remember to save your Christmas letters; they may be famous one day
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Geeting's to Rheinhart KleinerBy H.P. Lovecraft
The first of many correspondence we will be hearing :)
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Laurie A. Sawyer-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Annie E. P. Gamwell-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Eugene B. Kuntz-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
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Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Greetings to Felis [Frank Belknap Long’s Cat]By H.P. Lovecraft
#GiveUsMoreCatChristmasLetters
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Ye Old Reading RoomA Very Lovecraftian Christmas AnnouncementMerry Christmas
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Little Glass Bottle -- By H.P. Lovecraft --Written in 1897, HP Lovecraft was only 7 years old. It was not published until after his death.
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Ye Old Reading RoomA Song of Early Autumn-- By Richard Watson Gilder --
Richard Watson Gilder lived a rich and fulfilling life: he served during the civil war as a teenager. He would go on to become a founding member of the Society of American Architects, the Authors' Club, and the International Copyright League.
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Ye Old Reading RoomOde to the 4th of July-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
Happy Independence Day, America!
Here H.P. Lovecraft offers a unique perspective on the holiday, primarily influenced by the unification of the U.S. and its former adversary, mothernation: Great Britain.
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Ye Old Reading RoomFact & Fancy-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
By the birth name of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the well known cosmic level horror writer actually has an extensive collection of poetry and letters that are often overlooked!
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Castle-Builder-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
One year after the publication of this poem, Longfellow sold a poem to the New York Ledger for $3,000; the highest paid poem at the time (in 1874).
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Ye Old Reading RoomCastles of Spain-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
Having been born in 1807, Longfellow spent a majority of his youth in Spain during the 1820's.
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Ye Old Reading RoomAuf Wiedersehen-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
Confronting death in this piece, Longfellow was not long behind his friend. In The Harbor was the last collection he would publish before passing later in the year of 1882
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Ye Old Reading RoomChapter Heading-- By Ernest Hemingway --
10 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomAlong With Youth-- By Ernest Hemingway --
9 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomMontparnasse-- By Ernest Hemingway --
8 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomRiparto d'Assalto-- By Ernest Hemingway --
7 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomChamps d'Honneur-- By Ernest Hemingway --
6 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomCaptives-- By Ernest Hemingway --
5 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomRoosevelt-- By Ernest Hemingway --
4 of 10
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Ye Old Reading RoomOily Weather-- By Ernest Hemingway --
3 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomOklahoma-- By Ernest Hemingway --
2 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomMitraigliatrice-- By Ernest Hemingway --
1 of 10
These poems were included in Hemingway's first publication in 1923. 3 Stories and 10 Poems was published by Robert McAlmon's "Contact Publishing" in Paris with a limited run of 300 copies.
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Ye Old Reading RoomTwist Ye, Twine Ye-- By Sir Walter Scott --
A Scottish poet, novelist, playwright, and historian, Sir Walter Scott was knighted in 1820 and organized the visit of King George to Scotland two years later.
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Ye Old Reading RoomPaul Revere's Ride-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
The midnight ride of Paul Revere delivered the news that the U.S. Revolutionary War was beginning, and that hostile British troop enforcements were beginning their military invasion of the American colonies. Longfellow commemorated the historic act with this poem, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in January 1861. In Longfellow's poetry collection, The Tales of a Wayside Inn, Paul Revere's Ride was retitled The Landlords Tale!
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Ye Old Reading RoomO Captain! My Captain!-- By Walt Whitman --
This memorial poem for Abraham Lincoln was published less than 7 months after his death. Whitman and Lincoln never met, but Whitman accounts in his writings that he saw the President many times, even in the same room some of those times.
Unlike yesterdays reading, Oration for Abraham Lincoln By Frederick Douglass, Whitman had unwavering admiration for the President in every way. If you wanna know more, listen to Douglass' Oration, the most recent episode.
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Ye Old Reading RoomOration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln-- By Frederick Douglass --
Eleven years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass delivered this speech at the unveiling of the first Lincoln Memorial statue in Washington D.C. (The famous Lincoln Memorial Building was later constructed between 1914 and 1922.
150 years later this oration helps give a lens into the true contemporary view of President Lincoln, an insight that does not exaggerate or brush over the faults of the former President.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Four Ages of Man-- By William Butler Yeats --
Also known as W.B. Yeats, he was a 20th century Irish poet, dramatist, and writer.
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Ye Old Reading RoomApril Fooils-- By John Hartley --
Hartley lived from 1839 to 1915 and published 18 compendiums of tales and lyrics. He specialized in works of the Yorkshire dialect, as you hear in this episode.
**Excuse my poor accent; read as written**
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Ye Old Reading RoomWhen I am Dead My Dearest-- By Christina Rossetti --
Besides her numerous work of children's poetry and stories, Christina primarily produced poetry with a strong religious focus.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Tell-Tale Heart-- By Edgar Allen Poe --
The Tell-Tale Heart was first published in the ill-fated Boston magazine The Pioneer: A Literary and Critical Magazine in 1843. Since then, it has become one of Poe's most well known narratives and was publish multiple times during Poe's short life.
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Ye Old Reading RoomOde to a Nightingale-- By John Keats --
In this piece, Keats' envisions himself as the 'sod' that the nightingale watches over. Ode to a Nightingale is one of six that Keats wrote culminating in Ode to Autumn. Experts theorize, based on Keats' writings, that this ode was written between April and May 1819 under a plum tree.
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Ye Old Reading RoomGoblin Market-- By Christina Rossetti --
This is the title poem from Christina Rossetti's first poetry collection: Goblin Market & Other Poems, first published in 1862.
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Ye Old Reading RoomSong of Birds-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
This poem was actually run in the Atlantic Souvenir Special Christmas & New Years offering issue in 1826. At that time, Longfellow was only 19 years old!
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Lady or the Tiger-- By Frank Stockton --
This is the most well-known story by Stockton. Born in Philadelphia in 1834, Frank Stockton did not write for adults until he was nearly 40 years old.
The first or many play adaptions of The Lady and the Tiger was created by Sydney Rosenfeld in 1888. Of the numerous stage adaptions, the most famous adaption is found in The Apple Treefrom 1966 by Jerry Bock.
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Ye Old Reading RoomI Loved You First; But Afterwards Your Love-- By Christina Rossetti --
Last week, we read Goblin Market, the title poem from Rossetti's first collection. This week we hear a love poem from the same collection.
Happy Valentines Day!
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Ye Old Reading RoomAzathoth-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
Cthulhu and Azathoth are both deity level monsters from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft.
He features and mentions both beasts in the shared universe of his writings.
Keep an ear open for many more Lovecraft readings to come.
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Ye Old Reading RoomPorphyria's Lover-- By Robert Browning --
Robert Browning's poems often explore the viewpoints and mentality of emotionally imbalanced people, and we hear an excellent exploration of that concept in Porphyria's Lover. The poem was first published in the British publication the 'Monthly Repository' in January 1836.
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Ye Old Reading RoomWinter: My Secret-- By Christina Rossetti --
Dante Gabriel, William Michael, Maria, and Christina Rossetti were all successful writers in their lifetimes, and Dante even more so as a painter. Winter: My Secret was written by Rossetti at the age of 18.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Future of the Colored Race-- By Frederick Douglass --
After escaping from the grasp of a birth into slavery, Douglass became the most well regarded African American writer, orator, and social reformist of the 19th century, and perhaps the greatest of all time, maybe only second to Martin Luther King Jr.
Douglass escaped from slavery around the time he turned 20 year old. His last name was adopted from the poem The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott. In the years after escaping slavery, Douglass worked as a preacher and orator, doing national speaking tours with the American Anti-Slavery So...2022-01-1708 min
Ye Old Reading RoomU.S. Bill of Rights (OR The Amendments to the Constitution of The United States as Ratified by the States)-- By The Founding Fathers--
The first 10 Amendments of the United States Constitution were written at the time of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and became known as the Bill of Rights.
In a masterstroke, the founding fathers built in the capacity for the Bill of Rights to be updated, and extra Amendments be added to the document. Since the inception of the document in 1789, and its ratification in 1791 thereafter, 14 Amendments have been added, one of which was repealed.
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Ye Old Reading RoomConstitution of The United States-- By The Founding Fathers --
The newly founded nation was held together by stitches, under the Articles of Confederation, until the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788.
Representatives from the states argued for months over the terms in the Constitution. James Madison had a pivotal role in the writing with his introduction of the Virginia Plan, which included the structure of the three branch government, therein: their structure and functions.
After the Constitutional Convention closed, the drafted Constitution was sent to all 13 states (the former 13 British Colonies) for ratification. In his f...2022-01-1031 min
Ye Old Reading RoomThe Peace Advocate-- By H.P. Lovecraft --
Lovecraft is most well known for his creation of the legendary cosmic god, Cthulhu in his short story The Call of Cthulhu. However, Lovecraft's short stories and novelizations extend far past the subject matter of his created monstrosity.
H.P. Lovecraft's love of literature was nurtured by his grandfather, who introduced him to classis such as The Odyssey and One Thousand and One Nights.
Keep an eye out for more H.P. Lovecraft readings in the weeks ahead!
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Ye Old Reading RoomNew Year-- By Dr. Ulysses G. Weatherly --
Dr. Weatherly earned his PhD from Cornell University in 1894. He went on to teach at Indiana University starting in 1895, before becoming a full professor in 1899 in the Department of Economics and Sociology.
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Ye Old Reading RoomPSA - The Year AheadThank you to all our listeners!
Here's a little information about the content plan for 2022.
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Ye Old Reading Room"Smashing" in the New Year-- By Jacob Riis --
Born on May 3, 1849 in Ribe, Denmark, Jacob Riis would eventually work right alongside President Theodore Roosevelt.
Jacob Riis emigrated to The United States in 1870, at the age of 21. At the time of his arrival the U.S. was in turmoil; the whole country reeling from the damage, loss, and displacement caused by the civil war. Riis struggled to find work for many years and bounced around the country. Yet, he eventually fell into journalism; chronicling the lives of immigrants, both rich and poor.
In 1895, Riis worked alongside Theodore R...2022-01-0200 min
Ye Old Reading RoomThe Bells-- By Edgar Allan Poe --
The Bells was published in the Sartain's Union magazine in November 1849, just one month after Poe's death. Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps the most well known 'dark' and macabre American writer to have ever lived, and his life reflected the tone of his extensive writing.
Poe was born in Boston in 1809. In 1810, his father abandoned the family, and in 1811 his mother died. He was taken in by the Allan family in Richmond, Virgina, but was never officially adopted. He attended the University of Virginia, but was forced to drop o...2021-12-3104 min
Ye Old Reading RoomRing Out, Wild Bells-- By Lord Alfred Tennyson --
Ring Out, Wild Bells was first published in 1850 in Tennyson's poetry collection In Memoriam. The collection was written in dedication to Tennyson's fellow student from Trinity College, the poet Arthur Hallam, who had passed from a stroke in 1833 at the age of 22.
1850, the year of this poems publication, was also the year that Tennyson was honored as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. The position carries the expectation that the title holder will write poetry to commemorate significant holidays and occasions for the country and crown. The title of P...2021-12-3001 min
Ye Old Reading RoomAuld Lang Syne-- By Robert Burns --
Auld Lang Syne is one of the most well known New Years poems, the musical tune to which the poem is set dates back to 1799. Auld Lang Syne directly translates to "old long since", referring to days and times of past.
While the poem was written by Robert Burns, it is actually based on an older Scottish folk song. Robert Burns happened to be the first to submit a written version to the Scots Music Museum in 1788, thus entering the song into the historical record. Auld Lang Syne was written i...2021-12-2901 min
Ye Old Reading RoomSnowflakes-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
1863
Snowflakes carries quite a gloomy and melancholy tone, yet vividly accurate depiction of the winter cold.
Longfellow wrote this piece less than to years after the tragic death of his wife. Frances Longfellow passed the morning after a burning accident; her dress caught fire while she was trying to seal a letter with wax. Longfellow was scorched while trying to put out the fire and his signature beard, later in life, was the result of not being able to shave due to his burnt face. He as eve...2021-12-2800 min
Ye Old Reading RoomThe Happy Prince-- By Oscar Wilde --
Oscar Wilde lived a bright burning, short life. He was born in 1854 and passed away in the new century on November 30, 1900. During his 30's he had success in a number of avenues of writing including poetry, short stories, and novels. However, he is most well known for his stage plays, most prevalently The Importance of Being Earnest. Almost all of Oscar Wilde's stage plays are considered comedies satirizing the Victorian Era.
Oscar Wilde had a salacious life and was wrapped up in two lawsuits, alleging sexual impropriety, that ultimately led to...2021-12-2709 min
Ye Old Reading RoomThe Year-- By Ella Wheeler Wilcox --
Ella Wheeler was born on November 5, 1850 in Johnstown, Wisconsin. From a young age, Ella amused herself with literature, the likes of Shakespeare, and by the age of 8 began writing poetry, and was published by the age of 13. She was inspired to submit her first poem after her family lost their subscription to The New York Mercury. She submitted a poem for the sole purpose of receiving a copy of the paper in the event that her submission was published.
In 1884, Ella Wheeler married Robert Wilcox. The two were married f...2021-12-2700 min
Ye Old Reading RoomChristmastide // Love Came Down on Christmas-- By Christina Rossetti --
This poem was included in two collections by Christina Rossetti. First, a collection named Time Flies: A Reading Diary in 1885 that offered daily reflective poems and written meditations. In the final years of her life, Rossetti wrote a number of daily meditation, devotional books including The Face of the Deep and Sing-Song. Christmastide was again featured in Verses, the last poetry collection that Rossetti published during her lifetime in 1893, before she passed on December 29, 1894.
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Ye Old Reading RoomThe Gift of the Magi-- By O. Henry --
William Sydney Porter, best known by his pseudonym O. Henry was born on September 11, 1862 in North Carolina. At the time of his birth, the Southern Confederacy State was a contentious battleground in the American Civil War. In his youth, Porter was an avid reader, but originally had taken a path away from the writer he would become and became a licensed pharmacist at the age of 19.
At the age of 35, Porter was convicted of embezzlement and began a five year sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary. It was during this time t...2021-12-2509 min
Ye Old Reading Room#45 Before the Ice is in the Pools & #1487 The Savior Must Have Been a Docile Gentleman-- By Emily Dickenson --
Emily Dickenson wrote over 1,800 poems in her lifetime, none of which were titled. Of those 1,800 only 10 were published during her lifetime. It was not until, upon her death in 1886, her younger sister Lavinia found a cache of Emily's work. Emily's first collection of poetry was published four yeas after her death in 1890. A complete collection of her work was not published until 1955 under the oversight of scholar Thomas H. Johnson.
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Ye Old Reading RoomA Christmas Carol // In the Bleak Mid-Winter-- By Christina Rossetti --
While Rossetti's famous poem is often known by the first line, In the Bleak Midwinter was originally published under the title A Christmas Carol. The poem was first published in Scribner's Monthly in 1872 before Rossetti republished it in the 1875 collection Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems. Gustav Holst was the first to write music for In the Bleak Midwinter in 1906, however he is not the only composer to have arranged the song. Famous composer Harold Darke also arranged the piece while still studying at the Royal College of Music in S...2021-12-2501 min
Ye Old Reading RoomOn the Morning of Christ's Nativity-- By John Milton --
During his lifetime John Milton received international renowned for his English, Latin, and Italian poetry. The son of John Milton the musical composer, John Milton the poet was born on Bread Street in London on December 9, 1608. He attended St. Paul's School in London, where he began his studies in Greek and Latin, before continuing his studies at Christ's College in 1625.
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity appeared in Milton's first publication, a collection of poetry entitled 1645 Poems. This was his only poetry publication until his most famous work Paradise Lost, was...2021-12-2311 min
Ye Old Reading RoomLittle Tree-- By E.E. Cummings --
Edward Estlin Cummings was born October 14th, 1894 and was a prolific American writer through poetry, books, stage plays, essays, and TWO autobiographical novels. Cummings was one of the pioneers of modern free-form poetry including the use of irregular lowercase spellings as a vessel of artistic expression.
During the First World War Cummings enlisted into the Ambulance Corp through the American Field Service where he met fellow novelist and French literary translator William Slater Brown. The two were able to explore Paris for five weeks thanks to not receiving assignment d...2021-12-2300 min
Ye Old Reading RoomYes, Virginia there is a Santa Clause-- By Francis Pharcellus Church --
In September of 1897, Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun and a response was printed as an editorial. The editorial response, written by Francis Pharcellus Church, has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial in over 50 languages.
Virginia gained a minor level of national celebrity. She went on to enroll at the Hunter College and in 1910 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Two years later in 1912, O’Hanlon received her Masters in education from Columbia University. Virginia earned her doctorate...2021-12-2204 min
Ye Old Reading RoomThe Burning Babe-- By Robert Southwell --
Robert Southwell was a Jesuit priest born in 1561 and ordained in 1584. His extensive studies began in 1576 and would take him from Douai in France to Paris to Rome where he completed his studies.
In 1584 Queen Elizabeth began to enact sanctions on Catholic believers and clergy. Upon his own request, Southwell was sent as a missionary to England and arrived in July of 1586. Southwell worked for 6 years before his arrest and brutal execution on February 21, 1595.
After Southwell's death his poems were published in St.Peter's Complaint with Other Poems wh...2021-12-2001 min
Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Bells-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow --
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Maine while the area was still a part of Massachusetts. Henry was the second of 8 children and his mother was the descendent of Richard Warren, a passenger of the Mayflower. He studied at both Bowdoin College and Harvard College.
At the age of 13, he published his first poem in the Portland Gazette in November 1820. At Bowdoin College Longfellow began a life long friendship with (yet to be) renowned American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. After college, Longfellow spent a significant amount of t...2021-12-2001 min
Ye Old Reading RoomChristmas Eve-- By Christina Rossetti --
While most known for Christmas carols In the Bleak Midwinter and Love Came Down at Christmas, Christina Rossetti was quite a prolific 19th century English poet. In the Bleak Midwinter was written in 1871 but was only arranged by composer Gustav Holst 35 years later in 1906.
Rossetti was born in London on December 5, 1830. She was first published in April 1850 at 19 years of age with her literary periodical The Germ. Her most extensive work, Goblin Market and Other Poems, was published in 1862. Rosetti suffered from Graves' disease late in life and developed breast ca...2021-12-2000 min
Ye Old Reading RoomMusic on Christmas Morning-- By Anne Brontë --
Anne Brontë was born January 17, 1820 to Maria Branwell and Patrick Brontë. The youngest member of the Brontë family, Anne and her sisters Charlotte and Emily all achieved great literary success in both novels and poetry during their lifetimes.
Anne Brontë is most well known for her novel: Wuthering Heights. The book was her second publication and released in December 1847, the same month as her first novel Agnes Grey. Anne used a number of pseudonyms in publication including Acton Bell and Ellis Bell.
Tragically, none of the 6 Brontë children made it...2021-12-1902 min
Ye Old Reading RoomA Visit from St. Nicholas // 'Twas the night before Christmas-- By Clement Clarke Moore --
This poem, commonly retitled after the first line, was anonymously written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823 at 44 years olde. The poem was first published in the Sentinel newspaper in Troy, New York after being submitted my one of Moore's friends.
Throughout his career Moore published a number of pamphlets and other literature, often outspoken about political issues or offering extensive support to he Episcopalian church. Moore served twice as president of Columbia College (now Columbia University).
The poem was first attributed to Moore in The New-York Book of...2021-12-1803 min
Ye Old Reading RoomU.S. Declaration of Independence-- By 'The Founding Fathers' --
The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1766; now honored as Independence day, a federal, nationally celebrated holiday.
The document was taken as a declaration of war by the 13 colonies against Great Britain. The rest is history...
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Green Vs. BlueEp. 29 -- A Conference of GamerzThis week, David dives into the deep end of Playstation's most recent State of Play and Patrick shows his listeners the dark secrets of cryptocurrency. Both hosts also tackle other important headlines about Xbox and Playstation. And, oh yes.. what do you call a group of gamers? Find out all of this, in this week's high-octane episode!2021-03-011h 00
Green Vs. BlueEp. 26 -- Can "Next Gen" ReAlLy save the Rainforests?In this week's episode, David and Patrick continue to dissect their discussion from last week about the slow start of the Series & PS5 era. They react to the recent developments about troubles at Amazon games + Google Stadia shutting down 1st party games, and tie it in to the larger narrative of where "next gen" is heading. Tune in for other important headlines, and yet another Halo Infinite dlc giveaway!2021-02-0858 min
Green Vs. BlueEp. 25 -- The Graphic Card-inal SinGamestop seems to be on the tip of everyone's lips this week, but the guys are taking a step back to examine the state of PlayStation and Xbox and update the listeners on the state of the two best platforms...Join PSPat and SDDawg as they (Cross) examine the state of the industry and analyze the moves Epic and others have been making in plain sight.2021-02-0243 min
Green Vs. BlueEp. 24 -- The Danger of a Digital-Only FutureIn their 24th episode, our heroes David and Patrick react to the news of the egregiously proposed Xbox Live price hike. Will streaming services and their ever growing presence overcome the gaming industry? What will become of physical game sales?
Find out this week, as your hosts discuss these topics alongside other relevant gaming headlines. In addition, tune in for a Halo Infinite DLC giveaway during the show!2021-01-2550 min
Green Vs. BlueEp. 23 -- Star Wars is out of EA’s Carbonite Prison(Faster than Harrison Ford) EA has lost the exclusive licensing rights to Star Wars video games. SDDawg and PlaystationPat get together this week and discuss exactly what that mean for Xbox, PlayStation, and most importantly, you, the gamer.2021-01-181h 07
Green Vs. BlueEp. 22 -- Lootboxes...or 'Surprise Mechanics'JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!
This week the guys dig into the issue of Lootboxes after some interesting comments by former EA President Peter Moore; but fret not, there are many reasons to be excited about PlayStation and Xbox this week. That conversation and many more on this episode with Playstation Pat and SDDawg.2021-01-111h 08
Green Vs. BlueEp. 21 -- PS & XBox 2021 Games at a GlanceThis week Pat & Dave examine the gaming landscape this year ahead. Who is going to dominate with great games in 2021?
Come join that discussion, and many more, on this weeks episode of the Green Vs. Blue Podcast!2021-01-051h 05
Green Vs. BlueEp. 20 -- Ghosts of Christmas Games PassedTo keep from being a 2020 Scrooge, the guys celebrate both the holiday season and their 20th episode with some good holiday memories and some plans for the future of the Green Vs. Blue Podcast ITSELF!!!
Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year; hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!!2020-12-2948 min
Green Vs. BlueEp. 19 -- CyberPUNK'DCyberpunk really came out like a wet fart, during a deathly quiet news week.
Pat & Dave delve into what may have gone wrong with the decades biggest game, now turned biggest shame.
That's this weeks main topic along with many other shenanigans, and a heart felt look back on the last year.
Merry Christmas, and happy holidays! Only one episode left for the year -- see you for the big 2-0!2020-12-2244 min