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The Lamplighter is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson contained in his 1885 collection A Child's Garden of Verses. This poem may be autobiographical. Stevenson was sickly growing up (probably tuberculosis), thus "when I am stronger" may refer to his hope of recovery. Further, his illness isolated him, so the loneliness expressed in the poem would ...
Title Page of a 1916 US edition. A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. [2]
Good Night, Sleep Tight is a major children's poetry anthology collated by Ivan Jones and Mal Lewis Jones. [1] It contains 366 poems by world famous and lesser known poets, including some of the editors' own poems. There is one poem for each night of the year. [1]
Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 Dec 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and essayist. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. He is currently [when?] ranked as the 26th most translated author in the world.
In the world of children's poetry, she was consistently praised for her skillful metered verse, free verse, nonsense verse, and social conscience. [38] Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016) first started writing poetry for children in 1997 after realizing there were very few books written by Latino authors. His poems are minimalist and airy, and ...
Quincy Jones was not only a legendary record producer, but also a proud father. The music giant welcomed seven children before he died at age 91 in November 2024. “Tonight, with full but broken ...
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My Shadow is an 1885 poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. Among his most famous poems for children, [1] [2] it appeared in A Child's Garden of Verses in 1885. [3] [4] It is written in iambic heptameter containing seven metrical feet per line.