On the July 4, 2001 NewsHour With Jim Lehrer, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky read aloud the concluding section of Walt Whitman’s "By Blue Ontario’s Shore," Pinsky said, "Whitman’s list ...

The poem’s popularity led to preventing the ship, most famous for its action during the War of 1812, from being decommissioned. It remains the oldest ship in the U.S. Navy still in commission.

4 Fourth Of July Poems That Rhyme. by Emily Kelley. July 3, 2015. Yana Paskova/Getty Images News/Getty Images. America is pretty awesome, right? We have our flaws like any country, but all of the ...

With a hat tip to Eli Lake for bringing it to my attention.. Here's Howard Nemerov's wonderful poem "Fourth of July": Because I am drunk, this Independence Night, I watch the fireworks from far away, ...

The Fourth of July makes for the perfect opportunity to spend some time thinking about America and its past, present, and future. The authors of these Fourth of July poems certainly have done just ...

In her poem, the teenage boys throwing firecrackers are a kind of stand-in for how she thinks of America and how it has mishandled its wars. “I think of the U.S. as an adolescent country.

Dear Annie: Celebrating July 4 with a special poem. Published: Jul. 04, 2023, ... Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Happy Fourth of July. Hope you all enjoy the following poem.

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Happy Fourth of July. Hope you all enjoy the following poem. “The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Listen, my ...

This Independence Day, read these iconic Fourth of July poems. Andru Zodrow NonStop Local Digital Journalist. Andru Zodrow. Jul 4, 2024 Jul 4, 2024 Updated Jul 4, 2024; ...

Dear readers: I want to wish everyone a very happy Fourth of July. As you are hopefully enjoying barbecues and fireworks, you may want to read some of the following famous patriotic poems.