More passages from Pearl’s “The Dante Club,” about the 19th Century’s love of poetry.
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Longfellow, 19th-Century Rock Star
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Devoured by Kisses
Hugging my grandchildren for the first time in over 18 months brought to mind Longfellow’s “Children’s Hour.”
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The Children’s Hour
Monday I am retooling a post that I wrote five years ago to apply to yesterday’s visit to my four grandchildren. As the three oldest, Esmé (7), Etta (5), and Eden (3), swarmed over me on their playroom floor, I recalled Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Children’s Hour.” It too features an elder man being swarmed […]
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What Draws Kids to Eating Dramas
Eating stories enthrall my grandchildren because they reenact the childhood drama of separating from the parents and developing autonomous selves.
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The Children’s Hour, Pros and Cons
Longfellow’s “Children’s Hour” may be overly sentimental but, as I played with my grandson, I found myself not caring.
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