Tag: Poetry

Lanier’s Pale Man

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Emilier Lanier, certain poet and possible muse Emilia Lanier (1569–1645) is acknowledged as the first Englishwoman to be published as a professional poet. Her only collection was printed in 1611. Some academics cite her as a prime candidate for Shakespeare’s Dark Lady, suggesting that she may have had a Mediterranean or African heritage. Some even … Continue reading Lanier’s Pale Man

Over the Moon on the milky way

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One small doorstep delivery I do not remember where I was when JFK was shot, but I do remember where I was when his pledge to put a man on the Moon ‘in this decade’ was fulfilled.  I was in the lounge of a customer of my father. My father was a self-employed milkman and … Continue reading Over the Moon on the milky way