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"The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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3 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2017
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First published in 1840, "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a wonderful example of a short, narrative poem. It not only tells the reader a story, but it is one which many can relate to since it is really a story of the "everyman". After its initial publication in a periodical, "The Village Blacksmith" was then included in a volume of Longfellow's works entitled Ballads and Other Poems, published in 1841, which included other now well-known poems such as, "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "Excelsior".
Released:
Apr 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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