"Songs of Many Seasons" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a collection of 19th-century poetry that weaves together reflections on nature, love, conflict, and the unrelenting march of time. Holmes expertly merges personal feelings with observations about society, shedding light on individual stories and significant historical periods. Ushering in the anthology, "Opening the Window" sees Holmes releasing his "captive rhymes," urging readers to witness the interplay of sorrow and happiness in life. Poems like "In the Quiet Days" and "To Canaan" reveal nostalgic musings and wartime thoughts, all connecting to the common threads of joy, grief, life, and death. The initial poems establish a thoughtful mood, exploring emotions born from peaceful natural settings and the chaos of human battles.
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 07: Songs of Many Seasons
By Oliver Wendell Holmes
Witness a symphony of emotions as verses unfold, blending nature’s tranquility with the turbulence of love, war, and time's passage.
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About the AuthorOliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.
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