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
Two Inland Noodles at the Sea
"The Farmer and the Ocean" by Will Carleton returns
“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
Eccentric “Pilgrim Stranger” Preached to Congress
Seacoast's Harriet Livermore Was an early female Evangelist
The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides
Oliver Wendell Holmes was only 21 when his little verse went viral
Thomas Laighton was “Lord of the Isles” in 1860
A rare poetic peek at the enigmatic Thomas Laighton
On the Trail of Evangeline
Longfellow's fictional heroine lives on, sort of
Two Invalid Poets Found Friends in Portsmouth
Clara Lynn and James Kennard Jr. turned adversity into verse
Ode to Portsmouth on Her 400th
Delivered live before a large audience that looked bewildered