Onto the 17th century

And a poem by a female author, apologising for writing... An Apology for Writing So Much upon This Book ~ Margaret Cavendish Condemn me n... Read more »

18th century

For something different, a poem by an African-American former slave - and a woman. Something quite shocking in the 18th centry. On Being Br... Read more »

And now for something completely different

From the 19th century - a limerick! Something light and fun... There Was an Old Man Who Supposed ~ Edward Lear There was an old man who su... Read more »

A regal poem

...to celebrate poetry day... a poem from Queen Elizabeth I, representing the 16th century. When I Was Fair and Young ~ Queen Elizabeth I ... Read more »

A carol to celebrate poetry day...

...and, the English victory in France in the 15th century - the Agincourt Carol. Deo gracias, Anglia, Redde pro victoria Oure kinge went... Read more »

More poetry...

This offering is a riddle from the 9th century... Moððe word fræt. Me þæt þuhte wrætlicu wyrd, þ... Read more »

Hello Geoffrey Chaucer

To celebrate poetry day... a very small extract from 'The General Prologue' of The Canterbury Tales , by Geoffrey Chaucer - 14th cen... Read more »

Heading up to poetry day

July 30 is National Poetry Day, so to celebrate, I thought I'd post some examples of English poetry over the ages... the plan is one a d... Read more »