The Ballad of Jack Ringbolt
A rediscovered masterwork of horror, maritime history, and religious passion by the tortured pen of James Kennard, Jr.
The Men in “The Tent on the Beach” by Whittier
A beach, a poem, and three writers in a tent in 1867
Yankee Humor: The Lucky Horseshoe
Portsmouth boy makes good in the literary world and penned this little poem
A Biographical Sketch of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Both his bad Boy novel and his lively study of Portsmouth history are readable today.
The Ballad of the Squalus
From seacoast singer-songwriter John Perrault
Poem: The Vane of the Old North Church
If weathervanes could talk by Charles Brewster
The Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier
From rock star to literary and anti-slavery footnote
“Snow-Bound” Poem Made Whittier Wealthy
John Greenleaf Whittier and the United States were recovering from storny times
Piccola: The Lost Christmas Classic of Celia Thaxter
includes a BONUS study guide on "Little Piccola"
Poet Foss Spoke for the Common Man
Not just a one-hit-wonder poet, but a gifted and comic poet
The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides
Oliver Wendell Holmes was only 21 when his little verse went viral