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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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That Tangy, Earthy, Greenish Fragrance

Posted on April 13, 2011 by literarylee

Got back from running errands Saturday morning to find the lawn people cutting the yard at our apartment complex.  Grass and me go back a long, long way; we’ve been associates for many years.  I played on neatly manicured lawns for what … Continue reading →

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Poem Memorization Tip Number Nine

Posted on February 24, 2011 by literarylee

I’m working on the poem, To A Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by William Butler Yeats.  Here’s what I’ve memorized so far: Now all the truth is out, Be secret and take defeat From any brazen throat, For … Continue reading →

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