Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Snow-Flakes"
- Author
- Sean Johnson
- Published
- Tue 03 Dec 2024
- Episode Link
- https://dailypoempod.substack.com/p/henry-wadsworth-longfellows-snow
New-fallen snow can be a kind of blank canvas for the poet. In yesterday’s poem, Stevenson wrote over it in whimsical metaphor and simile; in today’s, Longfellow finds the reflection of his own troubled heart. Happy reading.
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