Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...] https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts.html
#pennyspoems
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts.html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts.html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
George Dance wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog: > February, by James BerryBensel > [...] > Then dusky twilight spreads around, > The last soft
snowflake seeks the ground, > And through unshaded window-panes > The
lamp-rays strike across the plains > [...] >
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia [...] and
Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last
weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use
more of his poetry this year. The main reason he didn't become better
known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
Yes, having another read of the excellent, unsung poetry of James Berry Bensel...!
On 2023-02-28 3:57 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
George Dance wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog: > February, by James BerryBensel > [...] > Then dusky twilight spreads around, > The last soft
snowflake seeks the ground, > And through unshaded window-panes > The
lamp-rays strike across the plains > [...] >
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia [...] and
Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last
weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use
more of his poetry this year. The main reason he didn't become better
known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
Yes, having another read of the excellent, unsung poetry of James Berry
Bensel...!
Bensel did very well in terms of reads, taking the silver position in
last month's Top 20: https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
On 2023-02-28 3:57 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
George Dance wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog: > February, by James BerryBensel > [...] > Then dusky twilight spreads around, > The last soft
snowflake seeks the ground, > And through unshaded window-panes > The
lamp-rays strike across the plains > [...] >
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia [...] and
Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last
weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use
more of his poetry this year. The main reason he didn't become better
known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
Yes, having another read of the excellent, unsung poetry of James Berry
Bensel...!
Bensel did very well in terms of reads, taking the silver position in
last month's Top 20: https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
George J. Dance wrote:
On 2023-02-28 3:57 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
George Dance wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog: > February, by James BerryBensel > [...] > Then dusky twilight spreads around, > The last soft >>>>> snowflake seeks the ground, > And through unshaded window-panes > The >>>>> lamp-rays strike across the plains > [...] >
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia [...] and
Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last
weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use
more of his poetry this year. The main reason he didn't become better
known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
Yes, having another read of the excellent, unsung poetry of James Berry
Bensel...!
Bensel did very well in terms of reads, taking the silver position in
last month's Top 20:
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
I see that Doc hit the #1 spot for last month....:
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
1. Winter Ghost (Taking a Time Out), Will Dockery
2. February, James Berry Bensel
3. To Helen, Edgar Allan Poe
4. The Branch, AE Reiff
5. Penny, or Penny's Hat, George J. Dance
6. February Days, Ellwood Roberts
7. In Memory of a Happy Day in February, Anne Brontë
8. The Key, George J. Dance
9. News, AE Reiff
10. February, H. Cordelia Ray
General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
On 2023-02-28 3:57 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
George Dance wrote:
On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote: >>>>>> George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog: > February, by James BerryBensel > [...] > Then dusky twilight spreads around, > The last
soft snowflake seeks the ground, > And through unshaded
window-panes > The lamp-rays strike across the plains > [...] >
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia [...] and
Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him
last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think
I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main reason he didn't
become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
Yes, having another read of the excellent, unsung poetry of James
Berry Bensel...!
Bensel did very well in terms of reads, taking the silver position in
last month's Top 20:
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
I see that Doc hit the #1 spot for last month....:
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/pennys-top-20-february-2023.html
 1. Winter Ghost (Taking a Time Out), Will Dockery
 2. February, James Berry Bensel
 3. To Helen, Edgar Allan Poe
 4. The Branch, AE Reiff
 5. Penny, or Penny's Hat, George J. Dance
 6. February Days, Ellwood Roberts
 7. In Memory of a Happy Day in February, Anne Brontë
 8. The Key, George J. Dance
 9. News, AE Reiff
10. February, H. Cordelia Ray
Good find, I hadn't seen that.
🙂
On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
George Dance wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
Interestingly, he was still considered "well known" as of this entry in 1917:s Garden, and Other Poems’ (1886).
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https://www.bartleby.com/library/bios/606.html
C.D. Warner, et al., comp. The Library of the World’s Best Literature.
An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.
H. M. Ayres, ed. The Reader’s Dictionary of Authors. 1917.
James Berry Bensel (1856–1886)
Bensel, James Berry. A well-known American poet and novelist; born in New York, 1856; died in 1886. He lived the most of his life at Lynn, MA, and was a contributor to magazines. He wrote: ‘King Kophetua’s Wife’ (1884), a novel; ‘In the King’
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On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
On Sunday, March 22, 2023 at 4:55:13 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:reason he didn't become better known, IMO, is that he died so young, at 29.
George J. Dance wrote:
Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
February, by James Berry Bensel
[...]
Then dusky twilight spreads around,
The last soft snowflake seeks the ground,
And through unshaded window-panes
The lamp-rays strike across the plains
[...]
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-days-ellwood-roberts..html
#pennyspoems
Another excellent and obscure (to me) choice....!
I'd use "obscure" for poets that aren't on Wikipedia information; and Bensel qualifies. I had to scour the web and write a bio of him last weekend. But he's quite a good poet of his time, and I think I'll use more of his poetry this year. The main
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