The True Story of Who Inspired Longfellow’s Hiawatha
For over 150 years, the wrong person was credited with inspiring Longfellow's Hiawatha. Learn the true identity of the writer who gave rise to Hiawatha.
March 20, 2018 – Anne Bradstreet, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Today is Tuesday, March 20, 2018. It's the birthday of America's first published poet, Anne Bradstreet. Bradstreet's "To Her Father with Some Verses" is our poem for today. And it's the birthday of filmmaker Spike Lee and young-adult novelist Lois