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Longfellow Days: Winter Wisdom with James McKenna

Date/Time
02/19/25
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Location
Curtis Memorial Library
23 Pleasant Street
Brunswick , Maine 04011
United States


Wednesday, February 19th at 1:00 PM at the Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick

“My Two Grandmothers” differing poetic tastes

Our events this year celebrate the Bowdoin Class of 1825, which had among its grads, our Henry AND Nathaniel Hawthorne. Bowdoin honored this class again at the centennial in 1925, hosting a special gathering of literary poets and authors, with such notables as:  Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Willa Cather, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.  Imagine the streets of Brunswick with these writers, and many others walking among our ancestors.

So, here we are at the 200th anniversary of this class where Maine poet, James McKenna will share his personal introductions to Longfellow and Edna Saint Vincent Millay.

Our time with James offers a unique gathering of the centuries:  1825, 1925, and 2025.

 

My Two Grandmothers Loved Two Different Maine Poets. And Why.

“One grandmother was from Pittsburgh, was wealthy, and graduated from college. She loved the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay.

The other grandmother was from Poughkeepsie, left school after the sixth grade, and was a maid. She loved the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” 

James McKenna Biography

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