Classic Poems for Girls

I grew up in Longfellow's home town...I have many childhood memories encompassing his home (open for historical tours), my parents clipping articles out of the newspaper about Longfellow, walking past his statue more times than one could count, Longfellow Square as a local landmark...he is part of w......more

I lived on Longfellow Place for 11 years and visited the poet's home in Maine with my children, but never before have I read his work so thoroughly. 732 pages of poetry and a play. I'd like to think this is all of his work, but I don't think it is. Honestly, I enjoyed it but it became a slog to read......more

Longfellow's poems truly are special. I especially love his epic poem Evangeline the best, but his poems on nature, the sea, and the fireside are pertinent, and one can readily relate to them. In this collection is even a play called the Spanish Student, which had an awesome ending. The right kind o......more

my favorite book of poetry......more

Wow, that took over a year to finish all of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poems! Reading intermittently, that is. I enjoy his style. It was old-fashioned in his time, but he had interesting subjects. I do think the hype about The Song of Hiawatha was justified. He did a lot of translations that I kin......more