Poems Ancient and Modern

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Today’s Poem: Break, Break, Break

Tennyson looks out at the sea

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Joseph Bottum
Apr 19, 2024
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Winslow Homer, Shore and Surf, Nassau (1899) (Wikimedia Commons)

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• For those in the Washington, D.C., area, Joseph Bottum will be reading and discussing poetry on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 6:00 PM, at The Institute on Religion and Democracy, 1023 15th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC. Free and open to the public.

• On public radio Thursday, April 18, Sally Thomas and Joseph Bottum were interviewed about the poetry newsletter, Poems Ancient and Modern. Skip ahead in the playback to 21:48 for the interview.

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