The last line of the first stanza — "the shot heard round the world" — was quickly made famous and remains a hallmark for describing the valiant efforts of the American revolutionaries. By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embatt...
American Flag (Memorial Day) Here's a poem about the symbolism behind the design of the American Flag. 1st through 4th Grades Mother's Day Cake (Mother's Day) Find out what happens when a young girl bakes an eleven-layer Mother's Day cake and burns it. 1st through 4th Grades A Simpl...
Quotes about America: Many of us take time during the Independence Day celebrations to reflect on the achievements of the American nation since its founding in 1776. We at My Word Wizard can think of no better way to trace the course of American history than through quotations and thoughts th...
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Auden: "The Platonic Blow," "Lullaby" and other poems (#5) John Donne: "To His Mistress Going to Bed" and other poems (#4) Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: The virginal but fecund parents of American poetry get "down and dirty" ......
P. Willis: "We are permitted to copy (in advance of publication) from the second number of the American Review, the following remarkable poem by Edgar Poe. In our opinion, it is the most effective single example of 'fugitive poetry' ever published in this country, and unsurpassed in ...
5 Sestina Of The Tramp-Royal 6 An American 7 Anchor Song 8 The Answer 9 Arithmetic on the Frontier 10 Army Headquarters 11 As the Bell Clinks 12 An Astrologer's Song 13 The Ballad of the "Bolivar" 14 A Ballad of Burial 15 The Ballad of East and West 16 The Ballad of Fisher's Bo...
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Previously, we’ve offered some of the best very short poems by American poets, and in this post we turn our thoughts to poems about America, which we feel are especially appropriate for the Fourth of July. H
America is the greatest bastion of freedom that has ever graced any nation upon the earth. Patriotism is the appreciation of past sacrifices for liberties enjoyed. Patriotism is the love of ones country. Waving the American flag is a protest against tyranny throughout the world. Flag waving is...
Abram Ryan was an American poet, an active proponent of the Confederate States of America, and a Roman Catholic priest. He taught theology at a seminary in Missouri until the beginning of the Civil War. He joined the Confederate army. His first poems were about the death of his brother in...