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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: VIRGINIA (STATE) Matches Found: 33 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, by CATHERINE ANNE WARFIELD Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A long deep valley - narrow, silent, shaded Last Line: The boughs above, the wild flowers on my breast. Alternate Author Name(s): Warfield, Catherine M. Subject(s): Virginia (state) AARON JACOBSON, by KATE NORTHROP Poem Source First Line: Again he returns in a dream--, Last Line: Through the underbrush, threads deep %into the landscape. Subject(s): Dreams; Memory; Virginia (state) AECCLESIAE ET REIPUB, by WILLIAM STRACHEY Poem Source First Line: Wild as they are, accept them, so were we Last Line: No better work can state - or church-man do Subject(s): Anglican Church; Travel; Virginia (state) AT LAST, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: O'er the sunlit hills of berkshire drooped the drowsy summer calm Last Line: Where at last the soldier's sweetheart slumbers by her lover's side Subject(s): Soldiers;summer;virginia (state) AT RICHMOND, by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: At richmond, in the month of may Last Line: Or hurl your heroes to the dust! Subject(s): Freedom; Patriotism; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia (state); Liberty CONSCRIPTION CAMP, by KARL SHAPIRO Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Your landscape sickens with a dry disease Subject(s): Virginia (state) FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, by FORREST GANDER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: True as the circumference Subject(s): Country Life; Nature; Virginia (state) FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, by FORREST GANDER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: True as the circumference Last Line: Uncover a nest of spring salamanders Subject(s): Country Life; Nature; Virginia (state) I WENT TO THE VALLEY, by LUCILLE CLIFTON Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: My soul got happy %and I stayed all day Subject(s): African Americans; Slavery; U.s. - Race Relations; Virginia (state) IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Nurtured upon my mother's knee Last Line: And closer to her heart. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Home; Virginia (state) KEGLEY'S FARM, WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, by ROBERT A. AYRES Poem Source First Line: Sunday, december 31 Last Line: Will you feel your toes numb in your boots %when you drive the pitted road to town? Subject(s): Farm Life; Virginia (state) LEE, by LUCILLE CLIFTON Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My mother's people Subject(s): African Americans; Fathers; Generals; Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870); Slavery; Southern States; Virginia (state); Negroes; American Blacks; Serfs; South (u.s.) LEE, by LUCILLE CLIFTON Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My mother's people Last Line: Chaining his mother to lee Subject(s): African Americans; Fathers; Generals; Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870); Slavery; Southern States; Virginia (state) LIFE IN THE AUTUMN WOODS, by PHILIP PENDLETON COOKE Poem Text First Line: Summer has gone Last Line: Than pine where life is splendid. Subject(s): Autumn; Nature; Seasons; Virginia (state); Fall LIGHT, by LUCILLE CLIFTON Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Mine already is %an afrikan name Subject(s): African Americans - Women; U.s. - Race Relations; Virginia (state) LORD DUNMORE'S PETITION TO THE LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA, by PHILIP FRENEAU Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Humbly sheweth, / that a silly old fellow, much noted of yore Last Line: And your humble petitioner ever shall pray. Subject(s): American Revolution; Murray, John. 4th Earl Of Dunmore; Virginia (state) MASSACHUSETTS TO VIRGINIA, by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The blast from freedom's northern hill, upon its southern way Last Line: No fetters in the bay state, -- no slave upon our land! Subject(s): Massachusetts; Slavery; Virginia (state); Serfs NEWES FROM VIRGINIA, by RICHARD RICH Poem Text First Line: It is no idle fabulous tale, nor is it fanyed newes Last Line: May heaven assist them in their worke, and thus our newes is done. Subject(s): Sea Voyages; Virginia (state) POOR MARTY, by WILLA SIBERT CATHER Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Who will scour the pots and pans Last Line: Better off in ease than we, %now poor marty's gone Subject(s): Household Employees; Lament; Virginia (state) RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE, by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O mother earth! Upon thy lap Last Line: Were now one hero living! Subject(s): Randolph, John (1773-1833); Slavery; Virginia (state); Serfs STATE OF VIRGINIA: 1831, by GEOFFREY BROCK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: And now our nights are spent listening to noises Last Line: Still agrees with her, and whether they've had snow Alternate Author Name(s): Brock, Geoff Subject(s): Virginia (state) SUMTER'S BAND, by JAMES WRIGHT SIMMONS Poem Text First Line: When carolina's hope grew pale Last Line: Their watchword is thy memory! Subject(s): American Revolution; Sumter, Thomas (1734-1832); Virginia (state) SUNDOWN IN VIRGINIA, by WILLIAM A. PHELON Poem Text First Line: This is a strange world. Onct, I wouldn't thank Last Line: Do me a favor, will you? Call me yank! Subject(s): Soldiers; Virginia (state); War; World War I; First World War THE MYSTERY OF CRO-A-TAN, by MARGARET JUNKIN PRESTON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The home-bound ship stood out to sea Last Line: The tale of cro-a-tan! Subject(s): America - Exploration; Dare, Virginia (1587-?); Virginia (state) THE VIRGINIANS OF THE VALLEY, by FRANCIS ORRERY TICKNOR Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The knightliest of the knightly race Last Line: But not a knight asleep. Subject(s): American Civil War; Patriotism; United States - History; Virginia (state) TO MASTER GEORGE SANDYS TREASURER FOR THE ENGLISH COLONY IN VIRGINIA, by MICHAEL DRAYTON Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Friend, if you thinke my papers may supplie Last Line: So (noble sandis) for this time adue. Subject(s): News; Sandys, George (1578-1644); Virginia (state) TO MISS M---E, FROM NORFOLK, IN VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 1803, by THOMAS MOORE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In days, my kate, when life was new Last Line: From honey flowers the morning dew! Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas Subject(s): Virginia (state) TO THE VIRGINIAN VOYAGE [1611], by MICHAEL DRAYTON Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You brave heroic [heroique] minds Last Line: To after-times thy wit. Variant Title(s): Ode: 11 Subject(s): Freedom; Patriotism; Virginia (state); Liberty VIRGINIA - THE WEST, by WALT WHITMAN Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The noble sire fallen on evil days Last Line: For you provided me washington -- and now these also. Subject(s): American Civil War; Confederate States Of America; United States - History; Virginia (state); Confederacy VIRGINIA'S DEAD, by CORNELIA J. M. JORDAN Poem Text First Line: Proud mother of a race that reared Last Line: There sleep virginia's dead. Subject(s): American Civil War; Confederate States Of America; United States - History; Virginia (state); Confederacy VIRGINIANA, by MARY JOHNSTON Poem Text First Line: Slow turns the water by the green marshes Last Line: In virginia! Subject(s): Virginia (state) VIRGINIANS ARE COMING AGAIN (GRAPHIC INTERPRETATION), by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Babbitt, your tribe is passing away Last Line: The virginians are coming again Alternate Author Name(s): Lindsay, Vachel Variant Title(s): The Virginians Are Coming Agai Subject(s): Virginia (state) YORKTOWN, by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: From yorktown's ruins, ranked and still Last Line: What of the new world fears the old? Subject(s): Slavery; Virginia (state); Yorktown Campaign (1781); Serfs |
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