Re: 'Tis May Now in New England / Bliss Carman

On Sat, 24 May 2025 21:01:21 +0000, W.Dockery wrote:

George J. Dance wrote:
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Will Dockery wrote:
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George J. Dance wrote:

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Today's poem on Penny's Poetry blog:
'Tis May Now in New England, by Bliss Carman

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Back to the golden marshes
Comes summer at full tide
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https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/tis-may-now-in-new-england-bliss-carman.html

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Perhaps we'll known in Canada, Bliss Carman is definitely somewhat
obscure here in the U.S.
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The most famous Canadian poet here would have to be Leonard Cohen.

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Hey, Will. I appreciate the information you posted on Cohen (which I
snipped here only because it's already on the thread now). Cohen was my
first "favorite poet" back when I was a teenager, and still ranks in my
Top 10.
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I do have to add, though, since it's a Bliss Carman thread, that Carman
was probably as well-known in the U.S.A. in his day as Cohen was in his.
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'William Bliss Carman FRSC (April 15, 1861 - June 8, 1929) was a
Canadian poet, acclaimed in his later days as "Canada's poet laureate."
Carman was born and grew up in Canada, but lived most of his life in the
United States, where he achieved international fame. During the early
half of the 20th century, he was "widely accepted as the greatest
Canadian poet of all."'
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Read more: https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Bliss_Carman

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Another good May poem.

Yes, Carman's poems are always enjoyable to read. He repeats himself a
bit in his later books, but that doesn't matter in a magazine format
like PPB.