The Poet’s Calendar: 11 - November

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The Centaur, Sagittarius, am I,
Born of Ixion’s and the cloud’s embrace;
With sounding hoofs across the earth I fly,
A steed Thessalian with a human face.
Sharp winds the arrows are with which I chase
The leaves, half dead already with affright;
I shroud myself in gloom; and to the race
Of mortals bring nor comfort nor delight.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1807 - 1882/Male/AmericanA poet and educator, Longfellow is known for translating poetry and his lyrical poems of mythology and legend.

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