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April Twilights And Other Poems, by Willa Cather

Such a beautiful collection of Willa Cather’s poems. I enjoy how she expresses the appearance of landscapes and the feelings of difficult emotions.

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April 30, 2021

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American literature, American poetry, literature, poems, poetry

Boys And Girls, by James W. Foley

Many of these 114 poems were written from children’s points of view. I especially enjoyed reading “Old Hallowe’en Friends”. The poem is spoken by a spunky young girl who talks herself out of being frightened by a Jack ‘O Lantern. I performed for you:Track #96 Old Hallowe’en FriendsTrack #99 Verses of a Little Child. Reading…

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April 23, 2021

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20th century poetry, American poetry, children's poetry, humor, poems

The Man On The Other Side, by Ada Barnett

As I recorded the first two chapters of this book, I felt grabbed by its paranormal theme. I appreciate the boldness of the main character as she learns to honor the relationship that she develops with the previous owner of her Sussex farm — who is deceased. It made me ponder my own openness to…

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April 16, 2021

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England fiction, farm fiction, fiction, literature, novel, paranormal, spiritualism, Sussex

Our Androcentric Culture, Chapter One, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“she blooms forth as the peacock and bird of paradise, in poignant reversal of nature’s laws, even wearing masculine feathers to further her feminine ends.” The author introduced the idea of anthrocentrism in 1911 with this book. I found this chapter to be amusing as the author explored the ideas of masculine and feminine practices…

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April 9, 2021

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androcentrism, feminism, gender, humanism, social reform, social sciences, stereotype