.Click Here to Read: A New Early-Ninth-Century Manuscript of Cædmon’s Hymn: Rome, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Vitt. Em. 1452, 122v. by Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner. Published online by Cambridge University Press: April, 29, 2026.
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Roma. Image: Patafisik Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Click Here to Read: Walter de la Mare (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956): Master of quiet mystery and haunted imagination by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on April 29, 2026
Portrait of Walter de la Mare by Sir William Rothenstein, from a collection of twelve portraits. Image: William Rothenstein (1872–1945). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Click Here to Read: Louise Glück (April 22, 1943 – October 13, 2023). She made silence speak with intimate, unforgiving clarity by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on April 22, 2026.
Black-and-white photograph of American poet Louise Glück (1943-2023), ca. 1977. Image: Gerard Malanga. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Yahrtzeit For My Daughter Sarah April 4, 2026 by Merle Heidi Molofsky
Today is the first Yahrzeit for my precious daughter Sarah, And I recited the mourner’s Kaddish for her. She died a year ago, a month before her 59th birthday. She knew she was dying, we knew she was dying, We celebrated her life with her at a gathering at her home. Celebrating her life was joyous, losing her was grievous.
Sarah, my precious child,
I knew you
in utero,
your elbows and knees,
a mix
of your kicks,
and treasured each,
cupping my hands
over your exuberant limbs
within me.
You were the youngest
of my three children,
and we cherished you
as you grew,
as you strived to be
like your sister and brother.
And though they babied you,
they loved to tease,
and you aimed to please.
You were the littlest one,
responsible and kind.
You walked your friend
to school, because he was timid,
and you didn’t mind,
because he needed you. Continue reading Poetry Monday: Merle Heidi Molofsky
