She Speaks in Stanzas

Henry James ... slayin' since 1899.

Read "An Essay on Criticism: Part 1" here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44896/an-essay-on-criticism-part-1

On May 7, 1429, the half-year Siege of Orleans was broken 9 days after the arrival of 17 year-old Joan of Arc.

On this day in 1527, Rome was sacked by the mutinous, unpaid soldiers of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, bringing to an end the High Renaissance in Italy.

May Day 🌷🪻🌸

On April 30, 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens was first published. The story is set in London and Paris, before and during the French Revolution.

Tradition holds that the Greeks entered Troy via the Trojan Horse on April 24, 1184 BC.

World Book Day! 📚📖📜

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Read "Song of the Open Road" here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48859/song-of-the-open-road

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Read "Song of the Open Road" here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48859/song-of-the-open-road