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A FORCE OF POETS, Episode 03 - Christina G. RossettiThe next poet wonders WHAT'S IN A NAME? and hints at telling her secret.Hear both stories on The 3:57 by William E. Spear.(Theme for A Force of Poets comes up)Hello my name is William Spear and this is our series titled A FORCE OF POETS.Our third poet is Christina G. Rossetti.She was born in December of 1830 in London and died in 1894. Her writing includes the following:- GOBLIN MARKET about hideous creatures selling fruits such as "grapes fresh from the vine, and pomegranates full and fine."- IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER which is her telling of the nativity story.- And, REMEMBER when she tells her lover to "Remember me when I am gone away // Gone far away into the silent land // When you can no more hold me by the hand."This episode focuses on two other poems: WHAT'S IN A NAME? and WINTER: MY SECRET.From A FORCE OF POETS . . . this is Christina G. Rossetti. WESJr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
