Faith, Fiction, Friends

I employed the poetry of  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow  (1807-1882) as a kind of refrain in my novel  Brookhaven . A main character is well kn...

I went looking for a Thanksgiving Day poem, specifically one by  Henry Wadswoth Longfellow  (1807-1882). As much as I’ve read Longfellow ove...

When I first envisioned my novel  Brookhaven ,  I focused on a family story passed down through generations, which turned out to be a legend...

It’s a tossup as to whether the most famous or best-known poem in America is Clement Moore”s “ A Visit from St. Nicholas ” (aka “Twas the Ni...

One of the main characters of my new novel  Brookhaven  has been a major admirer of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow since he was a child. It’s un...

I’m usually reluctant to buy books as gifts for friends and family members. I’ve always thought of books as something personal, chosen after...

Today is  Take Your Poet to Work Day at Tweetspeak Poetry , and the site has a raft of resources to help you do that. The celebration of poe...

In a collection of stories, letters, poems, and speeches, I happened across “ Paul Revere’s Ride ” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It im...

I’ve been reading the epic poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poems I read as a child and in junior high and high school English clas...

In writing about the poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Paul Revere’s Ride , Evangeline , and The Courtship of Miles Standish – I’v...