Heart Songs
Exploring Love and Nature Through Lyrical VersesBy Jean Blewett
Length3h 49m
About this audiobook
In "Heart Songs," Jean Blewett weaves a tapestry of verse that captures the innermost emotions of love, loss, and longing. Drawing from influences of early 20th-century lyrical poetry, Blewett's style is characterized by its melodic rhythms and evocative imagery, reflecting the socio-cultural milieu of her time. The collection explores the intersection of personal experience with a broader philosophical inquiry into the nature of human connection, making it resonate well beyond its era. Each poem acts as a tender mirror, reflecting the universal sentiments that bind us together. A prominent figure in Canadian literature, Jean Blewett'Äôs life experiences profoundly shaped her artistic expression. Born in 1862, she navigated the complexities of gender and identity in a rapidly changing society. Her poetry often embodies her fierce independence and deep connection to nature, themes that are mirrored in "Heart Songs." Blewett'Äôs legacy is a testament to the power of the written word to articulate sentiments that are often left unspoken, offering her readers a glimpse into her rich inner world. I highly recommend "Heart Songs" not only for its lyrical beauty but also for its introspective depth. Readers seeking to explore the nuances of emotional experience will find solace and connection within these pages. Blewett'Äôs work stands as a poignant reminder of the enduring power of poetry to capture the heart's voice.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length3 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Jealous, Sweetheart?
61Her Dower
2The Day Neil Rode to Mill
62Mavourneen
3At Joppa
63Song of the Wind.
4The World is Growing Old
64The Richer Man
5At Dawn
65His Wife and Boy.
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6She
66She Just Keeps House For Me
7The Two Marys
67Love’s Humility
8The Mother’s Lecture
68Our Host and His House
9Spring
69The Mother’s Story
10Reminiscences
70In Lover’s Lane
11Ammiel’s Gift
71O Last Days of the Year
12Robin
72Back on the Farm
13Margot
73He Meditates on the Critic
14Dreamland
74Jacynth
15Only a Picture
75Her First Sleigh-ride
16Her Boy
76His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad
17The Indian Girl
77Be Good and Glad
18Some Joys We May Not Keep
78The Making Up
19In Sunflower Time
79O Radiant Stream
20As it Began to Dawn
80My Sweetbriar Maid
21Her Lesson
81My Canada
22Until We Meet
82Perfect Peace
23His Care
83The King’s Gift
24With Her Sunshine, Breeze and Dew
84I Love Her Well
25What the Poppies Said
85Good-Night
26Eve
86Her Gold
27Ring Out Glad Song. (A Diamond Jubilee Ode, 1897)
87Good-Bye To Work
28In the Conservatory
88Somebody
29A Bud
89My Little Maid
30Envy
90Heather White
31A Fancied Loss
91Grannie’s Message to Jack
32How Close?
92The Ever and Ever so Long Ago
33In the Wood
93The Height
34Lac Deschene
94Her Portrait
35Deserted
95God Loveth Us
36My Neighbor
96An Etching
37Hollyhocks
97Shadows
38The Miscreant
98A Merrie Christmasse Untoe Ye
39Her Birthday
99Marguerite
40Slander
100The Hoar Frost on the Wood
41Summer Holidays
101Two Creeds
42Violet
102His Ex-Platonic Friend
43My Lady of the Silver Tongue
103The Grave
44Sweeping to the Sea
104Settled by Arbitration
45Minerva’s Essay
105The Circuit
46To the Queen
106Gethsemane
47In the Old Church
107My Friend
48September
108The Prodigal
49Spring o’ the Year
109At Quebec
50Mildred
110The Tea Kettle’s Tune
51The Old Valentine
111The Creed of Love
52The Boy of the House
112In the Clover Field
53For He was Scotch and so was She
113Lullaby
54The Legend of Love
114A Sunset Talk
55Our Father
115Truth upon Honor
56Jack
116Elspeth’s Daughter-in-law
57A Pledge.
117Cold Water
58Blue Eyed Bess.
118Long Time Ago
59The Courtier’s Ladye
119The Meanest Man
60The Rustic’s Lassie
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