by Xianna Michaels | Aug 10, 2014 | Books
sonnet I wrote my very first poem for a school assignment in the third grade. I remember the exhilaration I felt when the words came to me and I realized, “I can do this.” I wrote many poems for my teacher, Mrs. Blank, that year. I don’t remember them, but I remember...
by Xianna Michaels | Aug 5, 2014 | Editorial
alfred August 6th is the birthday of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), who was the Poet Laureate of Great Britain for more than 40 years during the reign of Queen Victoria. One of Britain’s most beloved poets, he was made a baron in 1883 and thus added “Lord” to his...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 20, 2014 | Editorial
emma July 22nd is the birthday of American poet Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). She was the fourth of seven children in a Sephardic Jewish family whose New York roots went back to the colonial period. She was related to Benjamin Cardozo, Associate Justice of the Supreme...
by Xianna Michaels | May 19, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial Apparently May is “Get Caught Reading Month.” Who knew? I am currently reading, and enthralled by, the book: The Sistine Secrets – Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican, by Rabbi Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner. The book was published...
by Xianna Michaels | May 8, 2014 | Editorial
mother For my 10th birthday my grandmother gave me a book entitled, My Poetry Book- An Anthology of Modern Verse for Boys and Girls edited by Huffard, Carlisle, and Ferris. That book (which I still own) became a cherished companion for many years. In some ways I feel...
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