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Some favourite poems  

If - Rudyard Kipling   (especially to my sons) 
To  a  Mouse - Robert Burns  (translations given) 
How do I Love Thee - Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
Remember - Christina Georgina Rossetti
Farewell - Anne Bronte
Jabberwocky - Lewis Carol
Jerusalem - William Blake (beautiful tune to the hymn too)
The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Hero - Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon
 

 

• But this is my most treasured poem Frog written by my son, Dominic, when he was about 7 or 8 ... and he has forgiven me for including  it here!! 

• Here is a  beautiful moving poem My Memories of You  written by friend,  Shelly,  on what would have been her son, Thomas’s, third birthday.  Shelly has written a book about the heartbreaking experience of losing her baby, which can be purchased from any good book store, including WH Smith HERE.  
  For more information on Shelly’s book contact the Stillbirth and Neo-Natal Death Society (SANDS) Tel: 020 7436 7940  or e-mail   support@uk-sands.org 

Most remembered School-day Poems

I have been asking around about most remembered poems from school-days (1940s - 70s).  Naturally, William Wordsworth’s ‘Daffodils’ came tops.  Here are some others that were also well remembered: 

The Song of Hiawatha - Longfellow
Abu ben adam  - James Leigh Hunt
The Destruction of  Sennacherib - Lord George Gordon Byron
The Lady of Shalott - Alfred Tennyson  
Goblin Market - Christina Rosetti
Matilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death - Hillaire Belloc (1870-1953)
To Autumn - Keats

Great Poetry Websites
 

• My own Ditto Discussion forum 'Writer's Lounge',  hosted by two great poets, Irene and Ivor Clark, who welcome you to submit your own poems for online publication.
• Poets.org - Huge collection of poems, poet biographies and audio clips with the Find a Poet, Find a Poem & Listening Booth . 
• The Wondering Minstrels - Petry-by-email service with an archive website. Receive a daily poem with personal commentaries, etc.
• Anthology of Poetry - A selection of hundreds of poems by great poets.
• Bibliomania Poetry Archive - Public domain poetry including Blake, Rupert Brooke and Oscar Wilde.
• Chesil's Favourite Poetry - A selection of classical poetry by great poets.  Includes search facility by poet name,  first line and themes. 
• Poet's Corner  - 6,700 works, 780 poets with author, title and subject index.
• Poetry e-cards  - Some favourite poems, arranged into e-card postcards.
• ilovepoetry.com - A site where your own poems can be accessed for editing.  Poems  searchable by subject category, form, poet, title.
• pddoc.com/poetry/index - Alphabetical index of poets and poems.

Quotations

Some of my favourite quotes:

• Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.  A Buddhist quote from Dalai Lama Instructions for Life

• Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.  Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)

• Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.  B. F. Skinner (1904 - 1990)

• Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.  Albert Einstein

• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.  Mahatma Gandhi 

• Irrespective of different philosophies, the most important thing is to have a tamed and disciplined mind and a warm heart.  A Buddhist quote from the Dalai Lama
• Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault. Dr David M. Burns.
• Criticism is prejudice made plausible. H. L. Mencken 
• The highest result of education is tolerance. Helen Keller
• Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins. Native American Proverb

... and some favourites that make me smile

• Fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it ever six months.  Oscar Wilde

• In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.  Oscar Wilde

• A  true friend stabs you in the front.  Oscar Wilde

• I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter.  Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

• If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either.  Dick Cavett (1936 - )

 

The Quotations Page - over 20,000 quotations from over 2500 authors.

Buddhist Quotes   and   Dalai Lama Instructions for Life  
 

 

Misc.

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• My  Free E-Card Service  - e-cards created from the artwork and photos of  friends and family .. with thanks.  

• Glossary of Literacy terms from The National Literacy Strategy

• Euphemisms dictionary 

• Word-detective.com- online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.  Go here for word index. 

• The World Language Program English Glossary

• Lyrics.com - For searchable song lyrics

• Whoohoo! Fun site for translating  text into Geordie, Cockney, Irish or even Ali G-speak. 

• Classicreader.com   Enables you to read, search, and annotate great works of  literature online.

• The Internet Public Library  - Mammoth selection of searchable books, texts, newspapers, magazines, etc. etc.  

• Digital Book Index - About 66,00 of these books, texts and documents available free.

• The Online Books Page   Lists over 20,000 freely readable books over the Internet. 

• Wordsmith.org Provides a word a day with audio link for correct pronunciation.

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

• Whichbook.net - A new way of finding the exact type of book to suit you. Enables you to choose a  happy or sad book, a long or short read, easy or challenging, etc. It then checks if the book is held at your local library.

 

Word Games

• Book Worm Word Game – Link letters together to make words

• Fun with Words    dedicated to amusing quirks, peculiarities, and oddities of the English language.  500 pages of word puzzles,
   games, amazing lists, and fun facts.

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