Friday, April 16, 2010

A Play Festival In Ogden Park Comments

Rating: 2.7

Oh gay and shining June time!
Oh meadow brave and bright,
Abloom with little children,
All tossing in the light!
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Harriet Monroe
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Darwin Henry Beuning 04 December 2015

Ogden Park is located in Chicago. It was named for William B. Ogden, (1805-1877) , Chicago's first mayor. Ogden Park opened to the public in 1905. The park was one of ten created to provide relief to Chicago's overcrowded tenement districts. I would love to visit it one day.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 04 December 2015

Lovely poem, of what we all miss, Our Youth. I often wonder of things not said. Was she ever married? ; did she have children? , did she find happiness in her life? . I know she had a sister named Lucy. Harriet suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage while traveling in Peru, after attending a meeting of the International Association of Poets, Essayists, and Novelists (PEN) in Buenos Aires. She was buried in Arequipa, Peru. It would be nice if her remains could be returned to her home Chicago. I have added her to my favorite poets list.

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