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Robert Graves: In the Wilderness

In the WildernessChrist of His gentleness Thirsting and hungering, Walked in the wilderness; Soft words of grace He spoke Unto lost desert-folk That listened wondering. He heard the bitterns…

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo PucciniArchive PhotosMusic:Giacomo PucciniLibretto:Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi IllicaPremiere:Milan, February 17, 1904 One of the world's most popular operas, Madama Butterfly…

A. E. Housman: In my own shire, if I was sad

In my own shire, if I was sad Homely comforters I had: The earth, because my heart was sore, Sorrowed for the son she bore; And standing hills, long to remain, Shared their short-lived…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Song for 'Tasso'

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Scene from 'Tasso'Invocation to MiserySong for 'Tasso' Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. 1. I loved—alas! our life is love; But when we cease…

Robert Graves: Babylon

BabylonThe child alone a poet is: Spring and Fairyland are his. Truth and Reason show but dim, And all's poetry with him. Rhyme and music flow in plenty For the lad of one-and-twenty, But…

Elliott Smith

Name at birth: Steven Paul SmithElliott Smith was nominated for an Oscar for the song "Miss Misery," but he's mostly famous as a singer/songwriter whose songs from the 1990s created a loyal following…