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The poet's first book. Conventional poems are surrounded by constructivist images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The theme of flags is treated in poetic mannerisms. For example, one of the poems depicts a calligraphic phrase, "the winds pillow" on a sky blue background. It is captioned, "The Sky's Flag." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The curve lines and jagged bars images on a dark green background that Finlay has drawn related to Wordsworth and Longfellow, respectively are difficult to interpret and probably not biographical in nature as follows below. According to to Roberto Rabe (internet), "probably the best loved of American poets the world over is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Many of his lines are as familiar to us as rhymes from Mother Goose or the words of nursery songs learned in early childhood. Like these rhymes and melodies, they remain in the memory and accompany us through life. There are two reasons for the popularity and significance of Longfellow's poetry. First, he had the gift of easy rhyme. He wrote poetry as a bird sings, with natural grace and melody. Read or heard once or twice, his rhyme and meters cling to the mind long after the sense may be forgotten." According to The Literature Network (internet), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), British poet, credited with ushering in the English...