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Carson Daly remembered his late mother on the anniversary of her death with a poignant poem he said "really saved" him when he was "in the grip of crippling grief" after losing her. Carson shared ...
By Christina Georgina Rossetti Frontispiece of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862), by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti From 1842 onward Rossetti began writing down and dating her poems. Most of them imitated her favoured poets. In 1847 she began experimenting with verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and ballads, while drawing on narratives from the Bible, folk tales and ...
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his ...
Robert Tannahill. Engraving from the Biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen (1875) Robert Tannahill as appearing on the Scott Monument. Robert Tannahill (3 June 1774 – 17 May 1810) was a Scottish poet of labouring class origin. Known as the 'Weaver Poet', he wrote poetry in English and lyrics in Scots in the wake of Robert Burns.
Rodney Marvin McKuen (/ məˈkjuːən / mə-KEW-ən; né Woolever; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken ...
1. “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge. Release Year: 1979 Genre: R&B/Soul This bumping disco hit from Sister Sledge is an obvious feel-good choice for a family playlist and a shoo-in for any ...
5. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. Ten-year-old Gayla Peevey performed "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953 and her version remains one of the silliest (and the ...
Graeme Charles Edge (30 March 1941 – 11 November 2021) was an English musician, songwriter and poet, best known as the co-founder and drummer of the English band the Moody Blues. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge worked as the bandleader of his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band. He contributed his talents to a variety of other ...