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Stephen Vincent Benet
Stephen Vincent Benet
(1898 - 1943 / Pennsylvania / United States)
Poems by Stephen Vincent Benet : 46 / 51
The Mountain Whippoorwill - Poem by Stephen Vincent Benet
Up in the mountains, it's lonesome all the time,
(Sof' win' slewin' thu' the sweet-potato vine.)
Up in the mountains, it's lonesome for a child,
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A poem from an author as great as this country has ever produced! (Report)Reply
My Mother began reading special stories and poems to me very early in life. I remember her reading this one and not knowing the author, have been searching for its copy all these years. THis morning I realized I had been mis-spelling Whippoorwill... and stumbled upon your page! ! ! I am ecstatic! I LOVED this reading! (Report)Reply
This has been one of my favorite poems since I first heard it in the 10th grade, some 53 years ago. Morris Bruns, an English & Speech teacher recited it to my homeroom class at Lubbock High School. He instilled in me a love of poetry from that moment on. (Report)Reply
........truly this is a masterpiece....a great contest indeed....would love to have been there to hear the fiddles...............love this poem....truly a pleasure to read... (Report)Reply