Floods devastate UK Lake District; Many rescued Nov 21, 2009
The town, at the junction of the Cocker and Derwent rivers, is known for being the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth. "It has devastated the town," said Michael Dunn, manager of the Bitter End pub in Cockermouth. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Britain sees record rain, 'biblical' flooding Nov 21, 2009
Picturesque town 'devastated'Cockermouth, a market town 330 miles northwest of London, lies at the junction of the Cocker and Derwent rivers and is known for being the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth. "It has devastated the town," said Michael Dunn, manager of the Bitter End pub. "There is a lot of properties in Main Street, private shops, that have had their windows smashed in by the force of the water and by debris in the water. There were cars floating down the street. It will be a long... (MSNBC -- International)
Historic Flooding Nov 21, 2009
Cockermouth, a market town 330 miles (530 kilometers) northwest of London, lies at the junction of the Cocker and Derwent rivers and is known for being the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth. "It has devastated the town," said Michael Dunn, manager of the Bitter End pub in Cockermouth. (Fox News)
Heavy Rains Flood U.K., Ireland Nov 21, 2009
" Britain's Met Office said a record 12.3 inches (314.4 millimeter) of rain fell in 24 hours in the area the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the U.K. Cockermouth, a market town 330 miles (530 kilometres) northwest of London, lies at the junction of the Cocker and Derwent rivers and is known as the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth. The flood was "of biblical proportions," local House of Commons lawmaker Tony Cunningham said. Heavy rain and gales also brought widespread flooding to... (CBS News)
200 in UK tourist region rescued from floodwaters Nov 20, 2009
The town sits at the junction of the rivers Cocker and Derwent and is known as the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Crews rescue hundreds from UK floods Nov 20, 2009
Cockermouth, known as the birthplace of English poet William Wordsworth, became submerged after two rivers overflowed and sent a torrent of water through local streets. Cumbria Police said water levels in some part of the town had reached more than 2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
After the Wall Tumbled Nov 10, 2009
"Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive/ But to be young was very heaven." When William Wordsworth wrote those words about the French Revolution, the post-revolutionary terror was a recent memory, the Napoleonic wars were still raging, and his poem was an ironic comment on the naivet of youth. But we are now as far from the events of 1989 as Wordsworth was from 1789, and here in Central Europe there is no need for irony at all. (Slate)
Poet Lord Byrons letters sell for $455,000 Oct 31, 2009
In the letters, Byron, who was known to have had love affairs with women, men and even family members, details an affair with a servant girl, refers to William Wordsworth as "Turdsworth," and comments that the Portuguese have "few vices except lice and sodomy.". The letters came from the library of former Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, the Earl of Rosebery, who bought the letters in 1885 and kept them in his family. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Africa: New Beginnings, Enduring Challenges: American Foreign Policy to Continent from Kennedy to Obama [document] Oct 31, 2009
In his eulogy, President Barack Obama compared Senator Kennedy to the "Happy Warrior" that the British poet, William Wordsworth, spoke of when he wrote. As tempted more; more able to endure,As more exposed to suffering and distress;Thence, also, more alive to tenderness. (allAfrica.com)
Cozy Up in Historical Gems Oct 25, 2009
Looking to enjoy a dramatic coastline or to be mesmerized by the historic beauty that once inspired Romantic poets, including William Wordsworth ... English Romantic poet William Wordsworth's most influential poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," paid homage to his experience in the Lake District. (ABC News)
William Wordsworth Oct 3, 2009
A Tour of the Literary Lake District. Visit the houses in which he lived, and the places which inspired him on this literary tour. (Suite101.com)
Great Inspirational Water Quotes Sep 9, 2009
William Wordsworth wrote eloquently on many facets of the natural world. He had this to say about water: A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable. (Suite101.com)
Child welfare: The nanny state Sep 8, 2009
WHEN the poet William Wordsworth declared that the Child is father of the Man , he meant that the gifts of childhood endow adults with some of their finest qualities. And many governments, these days, feel that the path to happiness for society as a whole lies through spending on the welfare of its youngest members: their health, education and general well-being. (The Economist)
President Barack Obama’s Eulogy for Sen. Edward Kennedy Aug 31, 2009
Indeed, Ted was the Happy Warrior that the poet William Wordsworth spoke of when he wrote. As tempted more; more able to endure. (Roll Call)
Obama Eulogizes Ted Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
" Indeed, Ted was the "Happy Warrior" that the poet William Wordsworth spoke of when he wrote: 'As tempted more; more able to endure, As more exposed to suffering and distress; Thence, also, more alive to tenderness.' Through his own suffering, Ted Kennedy became more alive to the plight and suffering of others - the sick child who could not see a doctor; the young soldier sent to battle without armor; the citizen denied her rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she... (Slate)
Kennedy funeral: Text of President Obama's eulogy Aug 30, 2009
As he told us, "(I)ndividual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves." Indeed, Ted was the "Happy Warrior" that the poet William Wordsworth spoke of when he wrote. As tempted more; more able to endure. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Reverie Beyond the Beltway Aug 14, 2009
If Alison Gopnik, a psychologist at the University of California at Berkeley, is correct with her interpretation of the newest scientific findings in child development, we may discover that we are on the cusp of a new Age of Romanticism, where, as the poet William Wordsworth put it, "the child is father of the man." New science overturns commonly held notions that children are irrational, egocentric and amoral little creatures. . (Townhall.com)
Naming Places Jul 10, 2009
In the preface to his , William Wordsworth notes that people who like spending time in the natural world find "many places...unnamed or of unknown names, where little Incidents will have occurred, or feelings been experienced, which will have given to such places a private and peculiar interest." He has named some of these places to record such incidents "or renew the gratification of such Feelings.". Wordsworth's Naming Poems. (Suite101.com)
Soothing visions of flowers in Delhi Jul 2, 2009
As schoolchildren we remember the immortal words (and the underlying emotion) of William Wordsworth, enchanted by 10,000 daffodils along the margin of a bay. There may not be the poet in each of us, but surely theres a joy to be experienced amid pleasant environs enlivened by flowers. (India Times)
England travel tips guide launched Jul 2, 2009
Costing around 15 U.S. dollars the video package explores sites such as Stonehenge, the Roman spa town of Bath and towns famous for their writers and poets like Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth. The DVD is the latest in a series of "Travel with Kids" family travel guides that have won awards not only for the historical information it contains but also the practical guide to the country. (Xinhuanet, China)
Why Feel Embarrassed By The World of Business? (Part I) Jun 19, 2009
While young people occupy bedrooms at home or bunk comfortably at college dorms, enjoying educational progress and weekend partying on their parents tab, its easy to embrace the romantic spirit of the cherished 1806 lyric by William Wordsworth. The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon. (Townhall.com)
GRSF sonnet contest returns May 7, 2009
For those looking for inspiration, Armstrong suggests reading sonnets by poets such as John Keats, William Wordsworth, Robert Frost, David Wojahn, Molly Peacock, Ron Wallace, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and, of course, Shakespeare. It helps give you the rhythm, Armstrong said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Britain selects first woman poet laureate May 4, 2009
LONDON - Britain on Friday awarded the role of national poet laureate to Carol Ann Duffy the first woman to hold a post that has been filled by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes. Duffy, who once said no self-respecting poet should have to write verses about the wedding of Queen Elizabeth IIs youngest son, will be expected to produce poems for royal weddings, funerals and other state occasions. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
First female British poet laureate is a lesbian May 3, 2009
The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes - but never, until Friday, by a woman. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Carol Ann Duffy named poet laureate May 2, 2009
Britain has named its first female -- and openly gay -- poet laureate, to follow in the footsteps of renowned bards such as William Wordsworth and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Carol Ann Duffy, 53, whose works are both popular and critically acclaimed, will produce poems for state occasions after being confirmed to the prestigious, 341-year-old post, on Friday. (Sydney Morning Herald)
British poet receives top royal honor May 2, 2009
Previous laureates include William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson and John Betjeman ... The first to hold the post was Ben Jonson in 1619; others have included John Dryden, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, John Betjeman, and Ted Hughes. (CNN -- World)
UK's first woman poet laureate is gay May 2, 2009
LONDON: Britain named its first female - and openly gay - poet laureate today, to follow in the footsteps of renowned bards such as William Wordsworth and Alfred Lord Tennyson ... Britain named its first female - and openly gay - poet laureate today, to follow in the footsteps of renowned bards such as William Wordsworth and Alfred Lord Tennyson. (India Times, India)
Carol Ann Duffy chosen as UK poet laureate May 2, 2009
LONDON - The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes _ but never, until Friday, by a woman. Carol Ann Duffy said she hesitated before accepting the job, which brings a high public profile and an expectation to rhapsodize about royal weddings, funerals and major state occasions. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
New Poet Laureate to be revealed May 1, 2009
POET LAUREATE FACTS John Dryden was the first official Poet Laureate in 1668 William Wordsworth, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes have all held the role The Poet Laureate was originally awarded the position for life, but from 1999 the post was limited to 10 years Salary traditionally includes some alcohol Dryden had a pension of 300 and a butt of Canary wine. She writes about personal topics - her collection Rapture (2005) followed the course of a love affair - and she often uses humour in her... (BBC News -- UK)
Then the seventh seal was opened Apr 5, 2009
Leadership in crisis is important, and we have seen it in the response of the mayors and councils of Fargo and Bismarck, in the initiatives of the governor and in the style and substance of our three superb national figures, but the plain truth is that almost all of the credit belongs to the countless thousands of unnamed, but not nameless, individuals who have filled and hefted sandbags, taken each other in in extremity, patrolled the dikes, performed what the poet William Wordsworth called... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
O-T Oxford and Cambridge Writers an... Mar 23, 2009
O-T Oxford and Cambridge Writers and Literature: Oscar Wilde, Sylvia Plath, Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth ... Oscar Wilde, Sylvia Plath, Lord Tennyson, William Wordsworth ... Among those who attended Cambridge were William Wordsworth (St. (Suite101.com)
M-Z Essential 1700s and 1800s Briti... Mar 22, 2009
M-Z Essential 1700s and 1800s British Literature: Oscar Wilde, Anthony Trollope, William Wordsworth ... Oscar Wilde, Anthony Trollope, William Wordsworth ... These are the best known and most respected poetic efforts of the sickly Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), who was strongly considered as the successor of William Wordsworth as Poet Laureate. (Suite101.com)
Tweeting our way to our own demise Mar 18, 2009
The English poet William Wordsworth once wrote: "The world is too much with us; late and soon, /Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;/ Little we see in Nature that is ours ..." And Wordsworth didn't even have an iPhone. Ah well, it's a free country. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Daffodils of March Feb 12, 2009
Romantic poet William Wordsworth immortalized them in his classic poem I wandered lonely as a cloud. that floats on high o er vale and hill, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils. (Suite101.com)
