Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall"

Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall"

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Christina Rossetti's "Spring"

“There is no time like Spring that passes by,/Now newly born, and now/Hastening to die.” Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe 

Alexander Pope's "To Mrs. M. B. On Her Birthday"

Today’s poem argues you don’t have to like birthdays to have a happy one. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe 

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