Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator (he was a professor of language at Harvard) whose famous works span across a broad spectrum of topics and themes. A member of the Firseside Poets, his masterpieces include "Paul Revere's Ride," The Song of Hiawatha (from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where a national forest is named after him), and Evangeline. He is one of America's most enduring and popular poets, rivaled only by Robert Frost.

Below are links to the poems that we will be reading class:

"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"- This is a version of the poem we read in class. A short poem about a traveler by the seaside.

"The Ropewalk"- This is a version of the poem we read in class. This poem is a great example of the power of the imagination found in Romantic poetry.

"The Cross of Snow"- This is a version of the sonnet we read in class. This poem was inspired by the death of his wife who died in a fire while sealing a letter.