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Poets and Poetry
Northumberland
A poem of nostalgia for the sea breezes and yellow gorse of Northumberland.
by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson 1878-1962
King Arthur’s Last Request
The legendary British warrior makes ready for his final journey, leaving Sir Bedivere with one last duty to perform.
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892
The Pitman Poet
Joseph Skipsey taught himself to read and write by candlelight, hundreds of feet below ground in a Northumberland pit.
‘Get Up!’
Joseph Skipsey’s short poem evokes the last goodbye a Northumberland miner made each morning.
by Joseph Skipsey 1832-1903
‘My Shadow’
An enduringly popular poem by the author of ‘Treasure Island’.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894
The Rainbow
God’s covenant of love is a fresh joy every time it appears.
by William Wordsworth 1770-1850