Back in January 2011, The Art of Manliness ran an article Be a Man. Read a Poem.
The article article recommended trying the following poets:
Theology
Local Interest (Windsor / Essex County, Ontario)
Family
In the comments box on my previous post Some Poets I’ve Read, some readers of this blog replied with names of poets that weren’t on that list.
Here they are:
“He doth give his joy to all;
He became an infant small;
He became a man of woe;
He doth feel the sorrow too.
Think not thou canst sigh a sigh
And thy maker is not by;
Think not thou canst weep a tear
And thy maker is not near.
O! he give us his joy
That our grief he may destroy;
Till our grief is fled & gone
He doth sit by us and moan.” – excerpted from William Blake’s poem “On Another’s Sorrow” from Poem’s of William Blake, Selected by Amelia H. Munson (p.47)
Just looking over my Goodreads account, here are some of the poets I’ve read so far.
Two notes: 1. I can’t say that it is an exhaustive list. 2. This only includes poets with published books that I’ve completed.
You will notice that I’ve read some obscure poets but also am missing some very important/prominent poets. How about you? Who have you read? Any recommendations?
“In this dramatic event of history [the first time David spared Saul's life] we are given insight into a sharp contrast in two men’s consciences. Conscience is a most vital element of the human soul. Being made in the image of God requires an awareness of righteousness and sin. From the beginning God etched upon every human soul the moral law which reflects the Lord’s righteous character. Romans 2:14-15 tells us that even those who have never seen nor heard the Ten Commandments have within themselves a divine work, namely a divine writing in their hearts of the requirements of this very law. It is this moral law which accounts for the human instinct to reflect on one’s own words and actions and, in this self-reflection, make a moral self-evaluation.” – Walter Chantry in David: Man of Prayer, Man of War, p.86
Books travel a lot. If you took any library with over a couple hundred used books, you’d be amazed to know who owned them. It would be equally amazing to know how many thousands of miles these books have travelled. No wonder sites like Book Crossing are popular!
Sometimes we can never know where our books have been. Sometimes the notes and signatures and stamps provide clues. I almost think of it as though it were a socially acceptable and useful version of graffiti tags.
The following people/organizations/institutions have been the owners of some of my books. It is probably impossible to absolutely prove the authenticity of some of the written namesakes/stamps in the books. However, in each of the following cases I have no reason to doubt their authenticity and in most cases the place of purchase provides a strong clue which would corroborate this information. And besides, there would be little motive or value in forging such information especially since the signers are not wildly popular or anything so as to fetch value for the book or anything.
Here are a few samples: