Poetry from Daily Life: A song that tells a story — just in time for storm season
Randle Chowning, founder of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, writes about songs that tell a story and shares one based on a ...
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A Curious Industry Once Gave Anyone With a Song in Their Heart a (Long) Shot at Stardom
“Mail your song-poem on love, peace, victory or any other subject to us today,” announces an emblematic example from a 1922 issue of Illustrated World. “We revise song-poems, compose music ...
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How a song became the state’s official poem
Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state poem of the ...