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Seacoast Poetry

Two Inland Noodles at the Sea

by Guest Author

"The Farmer and the Ocean" by Will Carleton returns

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“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy

by J. Dennis Robinson

John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times

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Piccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter

by J. Dennis Robinson

includes a BONUS study guide on "Little Piccola"

Read morePiccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter

Poet Foss Spoke for the Common Man

by J. Dennis Robinson

Not just a one-hit-wonder poet, but a gifted and comic poet

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Eccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress

by J. Dennis Robinson

Seacoast's Harriet Livermore Was an early female Evangelist

Read moreEccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress

Poet Robert Dunn Tackles Immortality

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth's "Penny Poet" cashes out

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The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides

by J. Dennis Robinson

Oliver Wendell Holmes was only 21 when his little verse went viral

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Thomas Laighton was “Lord of the Isles” in 1860

by J. Dennis Robinson

A rare poetic peek at the enigmatic Thomas Laighton

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On the Trail of Evangeline

by J. Dennis Robinson

Longfellow's fictional heroine lives on, sort of

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Two Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth 

by J. Dennis Robinson

Clara Lynn and James Kennard Jr. turned adversity into verse

Read moreTwo Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth 

Ode to Portsmouth on Her 400th

by J. Dennis Robinson

Delivered live before a large audience that looked bewildered

Read moreOde to Portsmouth on Her 400th

Paul Revere’s “Other Ride” Poem

by Stormhill

With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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