Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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OBSCURE POET

 


HENRIETTA CORDELIA RAY  (1852-1916)


Poet, teacher

Parents worked for Underground Railroad in Manhattan

Earned master's degree in pedagogy *

SONNETS (1893)  A book of 12 sonnets

Her ode "Lincoln" is her most notable sonnet


Sunday, March 22, 2026

SAME SOUND, DIFFERENT MEANING

PEER- n. person of equal standing, age or status within a group.

             v. closely searching with difficulty often due to poor visibility


PIER-  structure built over water for docking boats


Saturday, March 14, 2026

POETS AND AUTHORS BORN IN MARCH

Julia Alvarez

Jeffrey Eugenides

Robert Frost

Jack Kerouac

Robert Lowell

Sara J. Maas

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

James Merrill

Dr. Seuss


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