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This is a volume of poetry by Madison Julius Cawein. This collection contains many examples of Cawein's own particular style of dreamy poetry, strongly characterised by references to mythology and romance. At the same time, there is no shortage of references to his native Kentucky. - Summary by Carolin

This is a volume of verses by Madison Julius Cawein. This volume contains several poems of the dream-like quality for which Cawein was so famous. - Summary by Carolin

This is a collection of poems by Madison Cawein. This volume includes some of the magnificent nature descriptions that Cawein is famous for, and can evoke many different emotions with the reader and listener. - Summary by Carolin

This is a volume of poems by Madison Julius Cawein, "the Keats of Kentucky", published at the height of his popularity in 1902. - Summary by Carolin

This is volume 2 of 5 in the series of poems by Madison Cawein. - Summary by Michele Eaton

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Rain by Madison Julius Cawein. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 27, 2020. ------ Cawein gives us a graphic description of a field before, during, and after a rainstorm. - Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of Witnesses by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 4, 2020. ------ Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. His was quite prolific, with thirty-six books and 1,500 poems to his credit. His writing presented Kentucky scenes in a language echoing Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. He soon earned the nickname the "Keats of Kentucky". (Wikipedia)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of Quiet by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 17, 2020. ------ Cawein's description of "A log-hut in the solitude", taken from The Poems of Madison Cawein, Volume 3, Nature Poems. - Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of A Wet Day by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 21, 2019. ------ This Weekly Poem is in honor of April showers (bring on the May flowers!) taken from The Poems of Madison Cawein, Volume V, Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field. - Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Dusk in the Woods by Madison Cawein. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 12, 2024 ------ Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. Although he gained an international reputation, he has been eclipsed as the genre of poetry in which he worked became increasingly outmoded. - Summary by Wikipedia

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Old Byway by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 18, 2023. ------ This Weekly poem presents the poet's image of a summer's day in an abandoned part of the woods.- Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of The Wind of Spring by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 25, 2021. ------ Madison Julius Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. This LibriVox Weekly Poem is taken from Poems by Madison Cawein (1911). - Summary by Wikipedia

Madison Cawein's summary of "Don Quixote" captures the essence of Cervantes' masterpiece. It follows an idealistic Spanish nobleman, Don Quixote, who, inspired by chivalric romances, sets out as a knight to revive chivalry and defend the helpless. Accompanied by his pragmatic squire, Sancho Panza, Quixote embarks on adventures, often misinterpreting reality, mistaking windmills for giants and inns for castles. His noble intentions lead to humorous mishaps, symbolizing the clash between idealism and realism. The story explores themes of illusion versus reality, the pursuit of ideals, and the ...

Dive into the enchanting world of Caweins poetry, where his profound love for nature intertwines with a rich tapestry of English and European literary traditions, mythology, and classical references. - Summary by Wikipedia