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
Paul Revere’s “Other Ride” Poem
With apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Whittier’s Anti-Slavery Ode to New Hampshire
An overly optimistic reaction to the election of John Parker Hale
A Song for the Sons of Liberty (1766)
Top tune lyrics from the New Hampshire Gazette
The Last Poem of Caroline Jenness
A brilliant mind turned to poetry and pain
Thoughts on Esther Buffler, Our First Poet Laureate
Words don't do her justice
Clara Lynn’s Ranger Flag Ballad
A heartfelt patriotic poem about a quilting party that never happened