John Greenleaf Whittier

Harte's Mrs. Judge Jenkins
The literary parody is generally employed to deride the original work, and Bret Harte obviously attempts such an employment in his take-off of Whittier's "Maud Muller."
bret harte • mrs judge jenkins • john greenleaf whittier • maud miller • parody

John Greenleaf Whittier, An American Poet
An oncoming New England snow storm in the early 1800's provides the backdrop for John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet from Haverhill, Massachusetts, to write Snowbound.
snowbound • john greenleaf whittier • haverhill massachusetts • lowland jargon • quaker

John Greenleaf Whittier: Snow-Bound
Whittier’s works have fallen out of favor with contemporary poetry readers, and that’s too bad because reading <i>Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl</i>. is a real pleasure.
john greenleaf whittier • snow-bound • abolitionist • william lloyd garrison • the atlantic monthly

Whittier's Maud Muller
John Greenleaf Whittier's "Maud Muller" captures the melancholy of the human heart's penchant for grieving over "what might have been."
john greenleaf whittier • maud muller • rustic • judge • it might have been

Whittier's The Mystic's Christmas
The speaker of John Greenleaf Whittier's "The Mystic's Christmas" understands fully the meaning of Christmas, the soul-significance of the Christ-Consciousness.
john greenleaf whittier • the mystic's christmas • monk • christ consciousness • maud muller

Riley’s 'The Old Swimmin’-Hole'
Nostalgia and summer seem to be soul mates. James Whitcomb Riley's "The Old Swimmin'-Hole" is a delightful example of a man recalling his boyhood in summer.
james whitcomb riley’s 'the old swimmin’-hole' • nostalgia and summer • soul mates • a man recalling his boyhood in summer • fern hill

Whittier’s ‘The Pumpkin’
John Greenleaf Whittier's poem, "The Pumpkin," is light-hearted, yet it uses a highly charged allusion to make the poem more than mere whimsy.
john greenleaf whittier • the pumpkin • light-hearted • highly charged allusion • jonah

A Witch Hunt in NH - Part III
Women living during the 17th century in Colonial America risked their lives if they were independent, outspoken, or just plain ornery. Join me as look at the life of such a woman.
witch • witches • witchcraft • goody cole • eunice cole

Whittier’s ‘The Barefoot Boy’
John Greenleaf Whittier's "The Barefoot Boy" is reminiscent of Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill"; both dramatize memories of boyhood. Whittier offers a special nod to summer.
whittier’s ‘the barefoot boy’ • boyhood in summer • blessing on thee • little man • oh for boyhood’s painless play

Walker: Trial and Branding
Walker was tried, convicted, pilloried, and branded. This article features the courtroom "drama" and the unusual punishment of branded.
branding • branded hand • ss • slavery • trial

Writers Alice and Phoebe Cary
A brief look at the lives and careers of the Cary sisters, Alice and Phoebe, from Cincinnati, Ohio.
cary sisters • alice cary • poems • phoebe cary • women poets

A Witch Hunt in NH - Part II
Women living during the 17th century in Colonial America risked their lives if they were independent, outspoken, or just plain ornery. Join me as look at the life of such a woman.
witch • witches • witchcraft • goody cole • eunice cole

A-G Famous American Literature
A guide to often noted novelists, playwrights, and songwriters of the USA...Following the literary influences on the formation of the "American Dream."
louisa may alcott • irving berlin • gershwin • thomas jefferson • neil simon

Lasting or Instantaneous: Poetry on the Net
I've found some great poetry sites on the Web. You can read the best new poems, wander through reams of classics, or submit your own work (even in audio!).
atlantic monthly poetry page • live poets society • virtual fridge • poems • online poetry

Thanksgiving Quotes from Great Writers
Famous writers share quotes about life, hope, love and peace to express the way they count their blessings.
thanksgiving quotes • quotes • great writers quotes • hope quotes • great life thanks

A Witch Hunt in NH -- Part I
Women living during the 17th century in Colonial America risked their lives if they were independent, outspoken, or just plain ornery. Join me as look at the life of such a woman.
witch • witches • witchcraft • goody cole • eunice cole

Amy Lowell’s ‘Penumbra’
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night

Blizzard!
While the media rush to call any severe or heavy snowstorm a blizzard, true blizzards have a strict definition according to meteorologists, and snow need not even fall in a blizzard. Blizzards take on different characteristics when they rage around North America, combining wind and temperature and snow into a variety of recipes, though they all start as low pressure systems.
weather • meteorology • blizzard • winter storms • winter

Cassie and Valerie's Moral Choice
Discussion of moral choices made my two victims of the Columbine shootings.
carrie bernall • valeri schnurr • columbine

Frost’s ‘The Oven Bird’
Frost's speaker in "The Oven Bird" explores the same mystery that presents itself in the little eight-line poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
frost’s the oven bird • decay in the lush midst • mending wall • snow and woods • tricky poem

It Might Have Been
Curt Schilling is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has been on two World Champions, has won twenty games three of the last four seasons and is hated by most Yankees’ fans. His salary for 2004 was $12 million and he was worth every cent. But something is missing.
curt schilling • roger clemens • world series • yankees • red sox

Poet of the Month
Broaden students' familiarity with an array of famous poets and classic works by instituting the <i>Poet of the Month</i> Project. Lesson plan includes ideas for both American and British literature classes. Lesson is easily adapted to junior high and upper elementary level language arts classroom as is or slightly modified.
american literature • british literature • literature • language arts • teaching english

Rebecca Nurse Accused as Witch in 1692
Rebecca Nurse was a strong symbol of piety and motherhood. The community was shocked when her sentence was changed from not guilty to guilty.
witch • salem witch • rebecca nurse • witch rebecca nurse • rebecca nurse witch

What Was the Underground Railroad?
What exactly is the "Underground Railroad?" Well, it's not a subway or even a physical entity. It was a covert operation undertaken by Abolitionists in the fight against the "peculiar institution" of American slavery. This is the inaugural article on this topic.
underground railroad • slavery • escape • routes • terms

William Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’
While mentioning summer, William Blake's "The Schoolboy" is not really a poem that focuses on summer, but a lament of a youngster who simply hates to attend school.
william blake’s the schoolboy • learning in a cage • rime scheme ababb • samuel taylor coleridge • suspension of disbelief

April and Poetry
The Academy of American poets launches new campaign to attract readers to poetry.
april • national poetry month • american academy of poets

Hail to the Chief
When did our Presidential Ancestors arrive on these shores? They might have been here longer than you think.
immigration • u.s. presidents • jeannine dugan • genealogy • ancestry

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