Sing a While Longer
Source: The Gates of Paradise and Other Poems (1928)
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Poet Edwin Markham 1852–1940
Subjects Time & Brevity, Living
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza
Biography
Once internationally famous as the author of the poem "The Man with the Hoe," Markham was a popular American literary figure during the first half of the twentieth century whose works espoused progressive social and spiritual beliefs. In contrast to the experimentalism and pessimism that generally characterized poetry of this era, Markham's quatrains, sonnets, and heroic verse celebrate peace, love, and socialist utopian reform. . . .
Poems by Edwin Markham
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SUBJECT Time & Brevity, Living
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza
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