Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Born in Portland, Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) displayed an interest in linguistics at an early age, eventually teaching modern languages at Harvard. His idealistic poetry struck a chord with a young country sharply divided over slavery. Poems such as the narrative Evangeline and “Paul Revere’s Ride” made Longfellow the most popular 19th-century American poet.
POEMS
A Psalm of Life
Mezzo Cammin
The Arrow and the Song
The Bells of San Blas
The Children's Hour
The Cross of Snow
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls