Cep's Poetry Notes

Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825) wrote this positive piece in the last years of her life contemplating the mystery of life and anticipating the joy of Heaven. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) celebrates the notion of fame—not of celebrity, but of those whose admirable deeds still inspire us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) tells us how life is really assessed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

The first famous poet in the collection heretofore, Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), finds a common thread in the personalities of youth and middle age. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

In a poem written days before his early death, George Arnold (1834-1865) describes a terrifying seascape. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Celebration of the pioneer of British women’s nursing during the Crimean War by Edwin Arnold (1832-1904). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884) poetically addresses abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison after the conclusion of the American Civil War. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Washington Allston (1779-1873) remembers his mom kissing him goodnight when he was a child. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

William Allingham (1824-1889) tells a parable about a man with a magic stone that revealed the truth of everything, and how, though he is suppressed, the power of the stone endures and spreads. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911) endured abandonment by and divorce from her first husband and the death of her second husband and their child. She was in Ford’s Theater the night of Lincoln’s assassination. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Henry Alford (1810-1871) writes about the life of an ancient tree (said to be 1000 years old, with a circumference of 31.5 feet) in Montisford, Hampshire. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895), best known for her hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” celebrates Moses, comparing and contrasting his funeral with that of warriors and poets of her day. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), long-time editor of The Atlantic Monthly, published many poems. Here are three. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

James Aldrich (1810-1856) describes a dying woman’s peaceful passage to heaven at dawn. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Lucy Evelina Akerman (1816-1874) writes of the worthless results of a wasted life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

The poet Mark Akenside takes issue with a sermon that discourages listeners from seeking glory, says he’s going to go for it anyway. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) says in his "Apostrophe to Liberty" that the British would rather have liberty than good food and good weather. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1849) penned her most famous hymn based on the Genesis story of Jacob’s vision of a stairway to heaven. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Henry Abbey (1842-1911) shares a narrative of generosity of spirit. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe

Charlotte Fisk Bates, Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song (1882) , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinaepetrides.substack.com/subscribe