Celebrating la Poesie: Parti Cinq!!
the french is taking over! just like the poetry is!!!
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so when asked who her favourite poet was, our wonderful, new, and wonderfully new, programming coordinator Karen Emilson mentioned a little known fella named Tennyson!!
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a young and dapper Lord T
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson was from merry ol’ England (but of course) and was a popular Victorian age poet. for a complete biography and listing of his work, check out online-literature.com’s spread – here!!!
my favourite Tennyson is the Idylls of the King – a collection of poems about the Arthurian legend. i even have a very old, very musty copy of Idylls that i rescued from a book store many years ago (can you say GEEK!??!!). and of course, if i had to pick a favourite among them, i would have to go with the magician/ wizard / druid / priest (depending on your source of course) and his love: Merlin and Vivienne.
now, this is a long poem people, the language is languid and the dialogue is longwinded and lovely… so, i suggest you go pop some popcorn first, give yourself a good chunk of time, and then click here!! and enjoy!!
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“Knowledge comes, but wisdom stays.” – Tennyson
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happy friday,
kate
Katherena Vermette
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