Tag Archives: "Children's Hour"

Longfellow, 19th-Century Rock Star

By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2022

More passages from Pearl’s “The Dante Club,” about the 19th Century’s love of poetry.

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Devoured by Kisses

By Robin Bates | Published: June 7, 2021

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

By Robin Bates | Published: June 30, 2019

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

By Robin Bates | Published: June 13, 2016

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

By Robin Bates | Published: July 21, 2014

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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