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This poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost isn’t my favourite poem, but it holds a special place in my heart since it’s the first poem I remember knowing by heart - not that I recall ever actively trying to memorize it. I memorized it bit by bit, or bird-by-bird if Anne Lamott is around, but it was never my intention to memorize it, it began more like a game.Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village, though;With some lovely illustrations by Susan Jeffe...
Robert Frost is a prime example of poetry done well. I don't know about all of that "metaphorical philosophy" stuff, but Robert Frost both gets straight to the point, and does so with words that flow perfectly, painting vivid images in your mind. I first read this through school (a couple years ago, it must have been), and it was my first experience actually enjoying poetry. This poem will probably hold a place in my heart forever, and I am eager to read more of Frost, am I ever given the opport...
If I could share with you one of my favorite Christmas stories? Happy Everything, y'all, especially a shiny, fantastic new year in which we are bigger than a virus but smaller than Love.It was the end of the fall semester, the end of a long evening lit class, and the hands on the clock indicated 9:40. (For those of you who aren't familiar with the term clock, it was a circular device, affixed to the wall, to indicate time).It was a Wednesday evening, and I had two essays due the following day (h...
IM SO TIRED OF THIS POEM BLAHI’m taking stars from the rating because it is ubiquitous at winter time and drives me crazy.
Lovely artwork that nicely adds to the text. The book didn't hold the attention of my class of one and two year olds, but maybe children around five and up would enjoy it.
This is a sweetly illustrated book and makes a nice read-aloud for littler ones. My problem with it is that the illustrations fail to do justice to the poem's intimations. There's way too much light for "the darkest evening of the year," for instance, and the narrator is shown making snow angels on the snowy floor of the woods. If you want to read a poem to little ones while having pictures to show, fine. But I wouldn't think Robert Frost would enjoy this near subversion of his masterpiece! The
I am in awe of how beautifully this book captures the majesty and mystery of Robert Frost's poem. The narrator stops in the woods to reminisce about his life, and he is visited by the ghostly memories of his family and friends who have departed. They all come vividly back to him. He cherishes those memories of the people he has lost. He has one of those moments of inspiration when you realize that your journey has led you to a place of beauty and heart's ease; all these things are explored in th...
A touching and snowy poem beautifully illustrated in a wintry landscape of trees and snowflakes recalling that remembered phrase, “and miles to go before I sleep.” 4.5 stars.
Loved this poem. Story of my life.
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go befor
I had not read Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" in decades. I memorized the poem back in grade school, and it is fun to see how much my daughter loves this book!
This is my favorite poem and I love reading it in the winter. I actually featured this on my blog during blogmas 2019. I'm so glad that I finally own my own copy of this and it's such a pretty book. I received it today and immediately had to read it. This poem is so beautiful and it perfectly captures the magical essence of a snowy wood. It reminds me to pause, and really admire and appreciate the little things, and the small moments that bring about a warm glow of happiness. Often times life is...
4 Stars! The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. If you’ve ever seen or experienced snow, you’ve probably taken a few minutes to marvel at its beauty. Possibly you were drawn to this element of nature that is at once soothing to look at and dark in its association with cold, winter, and the silence of nature. In literature, the seasons of nature are often used to explore the relationship between lif...
Robert Frost's classic winter poem, Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening, which was composed in 1922 and first published in 1923 as part of his New Hampshire volume, provides the text for this beautiful picture-book. His evocative words are paired with Susan Jeffers' beautiful artwork, which amplifies the story to be found in the poem, depicting the travelling narrator as a kindly soul who leaves good things for the forest residents as he passes through.As someone who has loved this poem sin...
One of my favorite poemsI love this poem, Robert Frost is an author I try to read at least one poem of every year since I was thirteen. This is one of my favorites of his and the artwork is a beautiful added bonus to the familiar words. Perfect reading for the winter holidays. Five stars.
So often when I think of my children I think of vibrancy, energy, motion. Sometimes it's dancing, sometimes it's that I'm-too-tired-to-admit-I-need-a-nap frantic zooming from one thing they shouldn't do (or touch, or put in their mouth) to another. Poetry and children just seem to go together. Children respond with pleasure to the unexpected rhyme, the tap-tap-tapping of an alliterative phrase, or the reassuring rhythm of a familiar meter. In so many ways, kids are poetry - poetry in motion. Mos...
The old familiar words are given new life by Susan Jeffers' ethereal, lovely illustrations as an elderly gentleman stops to admire the beauty of a quiet woods, and even makes a snow angel.
Ah! so this is the poem which contains the line "And miles to go before I sleep."
This book was siting on a coffee table at a house I was visiting family at, so I picked it up to see what it was, and read through the whole short book. Beautifully illustrated, the pictures with the corresponding lines of poetry are almost magical, and kept we pulled in to a beautiful ending. I really enjoyed this one.
Oh, this is just lovely. Mostly black and white illustrations with soft pastel enhancements, gently added. The quick poem of a ride in nature on a snowy evening, a sled behind a careful horse, to fulfill promises to the denizens of the woods and far out friends. The stop for a snow angel endeared this heavily, as did the coat placed on his loyal steed. This is a gorgeous, heartwarming rendition of a favorite Frost poem. A treasure, keepsake, I shall enjoy again and again. Susan Jeffers gave this...