Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from The Village Blacksmith
Poet #2
Rudyard Kipling, from L'Envoi
Poet #3
Edgar Guest, from See it Through
Guest, by the way, is not as well known as he ought to be in American Poetry circles. He is looked down upon by the academic elite because his poetry is so sentimental and formulaic, but I really like it (being a sentimental and formulaic kind of guy myself!)
His poem Only a Dad is a great one to read to your Dad on Father's Day, if you want to see a grown man cry.
2 comments:
Tag, you're It! (see my blog)
Hurrah for sentimental and formulaic! :) Those academic elite don't know what's good for 'em.
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