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Songs, Merry and Sad

by John Charles MCNEILL (1874 - 1907)

This is the only volume of poetry published during John Charles McNeill's lifetime, containing 59 of his 400+ poems. McNeill was considered the unofficial poet laureate of his home state North Carolina until this position was established officially after World War II. His poetry enjoys enduring popularity, and is favoured by teachers and students for its accessibility. - Summary by Carolin

Listen next episodes of Songs, Merry and Sad:
Sonnet , '97': The Fast Mail , A Caged Mocking-Bird , A Christmas Hymn , A Photograph , A Prayer , A Secret , Alcestis , An Easter Hymn , An Idyl , An Invalid , At Sea , Attraction , Away Down Home , Barefooted , Before Bedtime , Dawn , Folk Song , For Jane's Birthday , Gray Days , Harvest , Home Songs , 'If I Could Glimpse Him' , Jesse Covington , L'Envoi , Lines , Love's Fashion , M. W. Ransom , Now! , Oblivion , October , Odessa , Pardon Time , Paul Jones , Protest , Reminiscence , September , She Being Young , Sonnet , Sunburnt Boys , Sundown , Tear Stains , The Drudge , The Old Bad Woman , The Old Clock , The Prisoner , The Rattlesnake , The Wife , To --- , To Melvin Gardner: Suicide , Tommy Smith , Trifles , Two Pictures , Valentine , Vision , When I Go Home