Kim Hooper is the author of six novels, including People Who Knew Me, which was adapted into an episodic podcast from BBC Sounds.
Sappho by Sara Teasdale
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Wisdom by Sara Teasdale
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Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Friendship by Henry David Thoreau
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The Boy Left In The Attic by Kushal Poddar
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The Lover and the Moon by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an influential African American poet, novelist, and playwright during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
November by Helen Hunt Jackson
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Election Day, November, 1884
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NOVEMBER (A SONNET) by William Cullen Bryant
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To A Poet A Thousand Years Hence
James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915) was an English poet, dramatist, and diplomat. Though his literary career was cut short by his premature death from tuberculosis
The In-Conspicuous by Peter Magliocco
Peter Magliocco writes from Las Vegas, Nevada, where for years he’s been active in the small presses as editor, writer, poet, and artist.
The Sphinx by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Sphinx, a mythical creature, poses philosophical questions about the mysteries of humanity and the universe that have gone unanswered over the ages. She wonders about the meaning of life, humanity’s purpose, and the secrets of nature
The Jack-O’-Lantern By Madison Julius Cawein
The Jack-O’-Lantern By Madison Julius Cawein Last night it was Hallowe’en. Darkest night I’ve ever seen. And the boy next door, I thought, Would be glad to know of this Jack-o’-lantern father brought Home from Indianapolis. And he was glad. Borrowed it. Put a candle in and lit; Hid among the weeds out there […]
Pirates by Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes was an English poet, short story writer and playwright who was born in 1880 in Staffordshire, England. Noyes was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he excelled in classics and was elected president of the Oxford Union.