10.10.2006

Poetically Put: Sea Fever


Today's poet heralds from across the pond. According to Wikipedia:

John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, two novels "Captain Margaret" and "Multitude and Solitude" and a great deal of memorable poetry, including "The Everlasting Mercy", and "Sea-Fever", from his anthology Saltwater Ballads.
For more, see his entry here. Hope you enjoyed the poem. I consider a classic in the canon of poems about voyaging.

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