Tag: American poetry

Profiles in History: George Moses Horton: The Slave Poet

December 29, 2022
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Approximately 67 years before the end of the American Civil War, George Moses Horton was born. He grew up a slave to the Horton family in North Carolina. While working the tobacco plantation, his mind freely traversed the world of verse and rhyme. Using old hymnals, he taught himself to read, while also learning the…

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Poet Phyllis McGinley: Champion of Marriage, the Family, and Tradition

October 3, 2022
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Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978) was a victim of cancel culture long before that idea existed. After she’d won the 1961 Pulitzer for her poetry—the first American poet ever to be so honored for light verse—W.D. Snodgrass, who was awarded the Pulitzer the previous year, commented that this “was horrifying; she used to write silly little verses…

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A Healing Dose of Courage

June 11, 2022
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With all the world in disarray, one tender blossom survives; In the deepest crevasse of the human soul the kindness of heart still thrives. —From “Reveries” by Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, 2021 “Reveries: In Search of Love, Hope, and Courage” is a book of poetry by American writer and photojournalist Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave. Within,…

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