Category Archives: Poem Memorizing Tips and Articles

Tips for memorizing poems.

A Literary Evangelist

Posted on June 14, 2017 by literarylee

Take a look at this article from the June 14 New York Times about the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith is the New Poet Laureate, in the June 14, 2017 New York Times. It’s an important yet not-political … Continue reading →

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Autumn Movement Reflections

Posted on November 25, 2011 by literarylee

November, 2009 I’ve been reviewing the poem “Autumn Movement” by Carl Sandburg and watching Fall  beauty come and go and realizing the harder lesson of this season.  The easy thing Fall teaches is to be grateful for what we have … Continue reading →

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Why “To Autumn” Has Been Called One of the Most Perfect Poems In the English Language

Posted on October 21, 2011 by literarylee

I’m going to talk a little about why I have come to love the poem “To Autumn,” why I enjoy reciting it, why it has become pure pleasure letting the words appear beautifully one by one for the benefit of whoever … Continue reading →

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Poem Memory Tip # 3

Posted on September 7, 2011 by literarylee

Some forms of poetry have a specific number of words or syllables.  Most, or at least many, sonnets contain 14 lines, each with 10 syllables.  Knowing a pattern like the number of syllables in a line, or a particular rhyme … Continue reading →

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Feel Better, Feel Good: Memorize a Poem

Posted on August 25, 2011 by literarylee

Memorizing poems is a fun and satisfying thing to do.  It stimulates my brain, warms my heart, and sometimes makes me laugh.  Learning and knowing poems also brings me emotional and psychological benefits.  It gives me a sense of accomplishment … Continue reading →

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Three Years of Memorizing Poems

Posted on August 10, 2011 by literarylee

This month I’m celebrating an anniversary all my own.  Three years ago in August, I started memorizing poems. When I first heard about the idea, it hit me immediately like the right one, something I was primed for.  Sometimes when … Continue reading →

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The List of Poems I’ve memorized

Posted on August 10, 2011 by literarylee

This is an updated list of the poems I’ve memorized in alphabetical order of the poet’s first name.  In choosing poems to memorize, I sometimes select seasonally appropriate verse.  I also balance light with serious.  I memorize poems suited for … Continue reading →

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Poem Memory Tip # 7

Posted on July 30, 2011 by literarylee

Some poems contain a line that seems almost perfect.  Or if not perfect, at least rare, clever, beautiful, and therefore, completely memorable.  I recently finished memorizing Shakespeare’s Sonnet 99 and recited it to my bride on our 3oth wedding anniversary … Continue reading →

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Take a Spoonful of Memorizing Poetry and Call Me in the Morning

Posted on June 10, 2011 by literarylee

Yesterday morning, the steamy start to an unseasonably hot, sultry June day, it looked like I’d be late to work.   I had just missed a bus that would have gotten me there fashionably late, so I had to take a … Continue reading →

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Memorizing Poems

Posted on May 9, 2011 by literarylee

How it all Started In August 2008, my wife watched Out of Africa one weekend I was out of town.  Near the end of the movie, Karen walks into the men’s club bar and offers the toast: “Rose lipt maidens, … Continue reading →

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