Click Here to Read: William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878): Nature became America’s first great theologian by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry substack on July 22, 2026.

William Cullen Bryant by Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896). Gift of William T. Evans to The Brooklyn Museum.  Public Domail via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950): “Wonder begins where the soul outgrows itself.” by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on July 15, 2026.

Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait (c. 1920) Image: Unknown author.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: John Clare (July 13, 1793 – May 20, 1864): The overlooked landscape remembers us all  by Robert Goodman on his  Spoken Word Poetry substack on July 1, 2026.

John Clare statue in the grounds of his birthplace.  Image: Peter Turner  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: Amy Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925): Beauty begins with attentive seeing by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Poetry Substack on July 8, 2026.

TIME Magazine cover from March 2, 1925 featuring Amy Lowell Image: Unknown author, possibly Theodore C. Marceau (1859–1922) or Marceau Studios, Boston.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: Fernando Pessoa (June 13, 1888 – November 30, 1935)
A Thousand Selves in One Poet by Robert Goodman on this Spoken Word Poetry website on June 17, 2026.

Fernando Pessoa Image: Template:Cavalão.   Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997). Prophet of the Beat Generation  by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Peotry Substack on June 10, 2026.

Allen Ginsberg, Frankfurt Airport, 1978. Image: Ludwig Urning.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.