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The Wander Society | Keri Smith

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I loved this one. ☀️

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Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily | David Levithan, Rachel Cohn

“My spirits died, and my phone followed suit. So I went for a wander.” - Dash
🌄🎧📘
#morningview #dashandlily #wandering

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The Wander Society | Keri Smith

I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,
[ . . . ]

I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.

You will hardly know who I am or what I mean,
But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,
[ . . . ]

Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,
Missing me one place search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you.

> Solvitur ambulando

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Selected Poems | William Yeats

#poetrymatters @lazydays
#wandering

Blaire Love this poem. My high school English teacher gave me a copy of it as a graduation gift. 5y

Cathythoughts 👍🏻♥️ 5y

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TiredLibrarian

England in Literature | John Pfordresher, Gladys V. Veidemanis

Day 21: #wander #wandering #wanderer @LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry

This is from my high school literature textbook. I fell in love with this one, and it was the 1st time I realized that people centuries ago felt the same emotions and passions that we do now. Human nature hasn't changed. A different translation: http://www.aimsdata.com/tim/anhaga/WandererMain1.htm?p=1548061026867

TiredLibrarian (Full poem under "free translation" link) 5y

zsuzsanna_reads Thanks for this! 5y

zsuzsanna_reads Just read it and the free translation is not nearly as good. I'll have to find a book that has this. 😍 5y

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Emilymdxn This is the poem that made me want to study medieval literature! Love it so much 5y

TiredLibrarian @zsuzsanna_reads I know - I couldn't find this translation online, and the one in my book has so many notes around it that it's hard to read! 😕 5y

TiredLibrarian @Emilymdxn ❤ Did you study medieval lit? That would be so interesting! I waited throughout my undergrad years for a Chaucer course to be offered & missed it (they ran it the year after I graduated😕) 5y

Emilymdxn Oh that‘s so disappointing! Yeah my degree was English literature but I only studied medieval, I did old English, Middle English, textual history, historical linguistics, medieval welsh, medieval romance and a dissertation on medieval dream visions - so very medieval! 5y

Cathythoughts This is amazing ... love your notes & love the words ♥️👍🏻 5y

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Cathythoughts

The Song of Wandering Aengus | William Butler Yeats, Marina Marcolin

#PoetryMatters #wandering The Song of Wandering Angus

... I went out out to a hazel wood because a fire was in my head ...
.... though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands & hilly lands , I will find out where she has gone , And kiss her lips & take her hands And walk among long dappled grass , And pluck till time & times are done , the silver apples of the moon , the golden apples of the sun

LazyDays

TrishB Beautiful 💕 5y

Cathythoughts @TrishB isn‘t it Trish !! 💕 5y

Blaire Love this one so much. My high school teacher gave me a copy as a high school grad gift with the note “yeats for Blaire.” It makes me smile every time. 5y

Cathythoughts @Blaire that‘s so lovely to fave 👍🏻♥️ 5y

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shawnmooney

The Wander Society | Keri Smith

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Abandoned 15% of the way into the audiobook. Gushy, new agey twaddle.

Echo It was a good read, but I cant imagine it as an audiobook! 😬 it had pictures that were relevant to the text 5y

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The Wander Society | Keri Smith

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I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Reaffirms and validates basically everything I believe. The gist of it is: the things you own end up owning you, seek experiences rather than money, read a lot, and walk a lot.

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The Wander Society | Keri Smith