So “Resignation” lectures us, its depersonalized “we.” Today’s Poem of the Day, “Christmas Bells,” is on every level a better and more interesting poem than “Resignation.” As the bells ring out for ...

On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sat in his chair at his writing table and began a poem. “I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old, familiar carols play, / and wild and ...

Now, the story behind the poem and subsequent carol is told in the movie I Heard the Bells, which I found to be good viewing of late. I enjoy true-story films, and this one was inspiring ...

It may not be as popular as "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," but “I Heard the Bells on Christmas ... a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem called “Christmas Bells.” It had been a tough couple ...

He was never considered a hymn writer, however, the poem he wrote on that day was later ... From his pen flowed..... "Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: God is not dead, nor doth he sleep ...

“I Heard the Bells” grossed $2.77 million ... the tragic and inspirational events that led him to write the poem "Christmas Bells," which would become the beloved Christmas carol "I Heard ...

A reader recommends one for the day: I’m really enjoying the Christmas songs series and wanted to point you to John Gorka’s sublime take on “I Heard ... Bells.” He first wrote the poem ...

As he heard the church bells of Cambridge ... as division widens. Do we listen to bells, or cannons? As the poem builds to a conclusion, Longfellow makes a decision. He chooses faith in the ...

The film details the events that led to him writing the poem "Christmas Bells," which would become the beloved Christmas carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." Those interested can rent or ...

He penned the memorable and meaningful poem, popularized with music for the past 60 years: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." What was causing the famed poet "trouble and anxiety"?

His ability to portray life in one of the most beautiful fashions ever devised — poetry — is illustrated in his masterful, “The Song of Hiawatha.” Longfellow was a legend in his own lifetime.