Category: 16th century poetry
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V. Sundaram’s A Great Sant from Gujarat and Rajasthan (with rare translations of Dadu bhajans)
_____ by V. Sundaram A Great Sant from Gujarat and Rajasthan I have been inspired to write this article on Sant Dadu Dayal (1544—1603) of Gujarat and Rajasthan by seeing the entry on 22-2-2010 in the Sanatan Almanac (Hindu Calendar rooted in Sanatana Dharma) published by Sanatan […]
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Ten Thousand Thanks
_____ Thank you ten thousand times. Just a few hours ago, the most popular post yet here at Clattery MacHinery on Poetry, Alley War Poetry, received its 10,000th hit. That’s a lot of readers for a poetry blog post. I’ve had ten thousand thoughts come and go, about how good or […]
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Faith’s Review and Expectation by John Newton (Amazing Grace, that is)
originally a poem written with William Cowper (1731-1800) by Rev. John Newton (1725-1807) Faith’s Review and Expectation Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) That sav’d a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. […]
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Daniel Webster: Great American Orator on Poetry
Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury or Franklin, New Hampshire in 1782, and died in Marshfield Massachusetts in 1852. He was a constitutional attorney, a US Senator, and a great orator. He opposed war, and sought compromise. Some say it is because of his compromising that he did not attain the presidency. It […]