The Little Star, author unknown

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of:
“The Little Star”, author unknown.

This was the weekly poetry project for March 31st to April 7th, 2013.

Which parodies the previous week’s children’s favourite The Star

The Strain. My journal notes. Post 2

My journal notes on The Strain.
Post 2.

(finally got a new ereader, and set it up just so)

The Star by Jane Taylor

To take you back to your childhood, LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of:
The Star by Jane Taylor (1783-1824).

This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 24 to March 31st, 2013.

A Poe-em of Passion by Charles Fletcher Lummis

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of:
“A Poe-em of Passion” by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1928)

This was the weekly poetry project for March 17th to March 24th, 2013.

He’d Nothing but His Violin by Mary Kyle Dallas

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of:
“He’d Nothing but His Violin” by Mary Kyle Dallas (1837 ? -1897).

This was the weekly poetry project for March 10th to March 17th, 2013.

According to an article in the New York Times, Mary Kyle Dallas was born in Philadelphia, PA and married Jacob A. Dallis when she was twenty. She wrote for the New York Ledger for over fifteen years.
A few comments from our readers:
“What a lovely delicate little piece.” (AlanW)
“Here is my version of this sweet melodious poem. This one definitely rings a bell with me, as my wife and I were entertainers also (and even still do it occasionally) but not quite under such meager circumstances as this couple.” (LenXZ1)
(Summary by David Lawrence)

The Strain. My journal notes. Post 1

Mother Nature by George MacDonald

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of:
“Mother Nature” by George MacDonald (1824-1905).

This was the weekly poetry project for March 3rd to March 10th, 2013.

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. (Summary by David Lawrence)