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The Grave of James Dickey
All cemeteries should have Spanish Moss draped from their trees. This is what I learned while wandering through All Saints Church Cemetery in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. I was searching for the grave of James Dickey, Poet Laureate of the … Continue reading
The Grave of George Mackay Brown
The weather in the Orkney Islands has been lovely, mostly low clouds, sporadic rain every day and a wind to chill a selkie’s bahookie. But it’s not all good, every evening the sun barges through the clouds and barely sets, … Continue reading
The Grave of William McGonagall
I am dismayed to report that the grave of William McGonagall was much more popular than Robert Fergusson‘s. There were multiple tour groups stopping at his plaque while I waited to get a decent picture. Fortunately this was because of … Continue reading
The Grave of Robert Fergusson
I am ashamed to admit that I’d never heard of Robert Fergusson until I reached Edinburgh but the poetry he wrote in his very brief life inspired Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and untold other Scots.
Posted in Dead Poets, Scotland 2024
Tagged burns, cemetery, edinburgh, fergusson, scottish, stevenson
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The Grave of William Miller
Looking for poets’ graves to visit on my vacation and I discovered that there’s a monument to William Miller in the Glasgow Necropolis. I’d never heard of Mr. Miller but I knew his famous nursery rhyme, Wee Willie Winkie. As … Continue reading
The Cenotaph of Joyce Kilmer
The deer were startled as I cruised through Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick, New Jersey, though they were no more startled than I. Elmwood is a very urban cemetery and I did not expect to see five deer browsing the … Continue reading
The Grave of Richard Wilbur
Some August days are meant for a drive in the country. Fortunately, the climate catastrophe took a breath and I drove with my windows down through the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts to Dawes Cemetery, outside Cummington, to visit the … Continue reading
The Grave of Walt Whitman
I’d been slowly cruising around Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey, with no luck when I finally found the office. The lady who answered the door seemed a little put out but she warmed to me when I asked where … Continue reading
The Grave of William Butler Yeats
I got lost on my way to W. B. Yeats‘ grave which I think was appropriate. Getting to Sligo was easy enough from Dublin and also quite pleasant since it involved a three hour train ride across Ireland. I saw … Continue reading
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 