Christmas in July
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My name is Cyn and thanks for stopping by. Each week, myself and my BFF Ann from over at Romancing the Readers (RTR)blog about book related themes on Book Club Thursday(BCT)
Christmas in July
Or Holiday book(s) chat. This month on our Spotlight Sunday feature we are showcasing similar themed covers. I was almost going to feature one of these books today but I've gone another route.
My past few "furries" posts (4th or last Friday of each month) I have featured books of poems so...
Christmas is both a holiday and a holy day, and from the start it has been associated with poetry, from the
song of the seraphim above the manger to the cherished carols around the punch bowl. This garland of Christmas poems contains not only the ones you would insist on finding here ("A Visit from St. Nicholas," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," and "The Twelve Days of Christmas" among them) but such equally enchanting though lesser-known Yuletide treasures as Emily Dickinson's "The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman," Anthony Hecht's "Christmas Is Coming," Rudyard Kipling's "Christmas in India," Langston Hughes's "Shepherd's Song at Christmas," Robert Graves's "The Christmas Robin," and happy surprises like Phyllis McGinley's "Office Party," Dorothy Parker's "The Maid-Servant at the Inn," and Philip Larkin's "New Year Poem.
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