I Am The World

I Am The World

by Dora Sigerson Shorter

This collection of poems, written by Dora Sigerson Shorter, reflects her deep connection to Ireland and its folklore. The poems explore themes of love, loss, nature, and identity, often drawing upon Irish mythology and history. Shorter's work is characterized by its lyrical beauty and emotional intensity, capturing the spirit of the Irish Literary Revival.

Authors

Dora Sigerson Shorter image

Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter (16 August 1866 – 6 January 1918) was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter. She was born in County Mayo, Ir...

Books by Dora Sigerson Shorter

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Humorous Readings and Recitations Cover image

Humorous Readings and Recitations by Leopold Wagner

This book is a collection of humorous short pieces intended for public reading and performance. Compiled by Leopold Wagner, it offers a variety of wor...

Sun Shadows Cover image

Sun Shadows by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Sun Shadows is a collection of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox that explores themes of love, loss, life, and the beauty of the natural world. Wilcox's wo...

In A Box Cover image

In A Box by James Whitcomb Riley

This book is a collection of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, known for his use of dialect and his portrayal of everyday life in the American Midwest. T...

Horse Shoe Cover image

Horse Shoe by Edward G. Flight

This humorous poem, told in verse, reimagines the classic tale of St. Dunstan and the Devil. The story, rooted in folklore and Christian mythology, re...

Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895) Cover image

Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (1890-1895) by Oscar Wilde

This volume of letters, spanning 1890-1895, offers a glimpse into the life and work of Oscar Wilde during his peak of artistic success. The collection...

Idomen, or The Vale of Yumuri  Cover image

Idomen, or The Vale of Yumuri by Maria Brooks

Idomen (1843) is the creative-nonfiction memoir of the beautiful and brilliant American poetess Maria Gowen Brooks, who was compared in the 19th centu...

Scrawl Cover image

Scrawl by James Whitcomb Riley

''Scrawl'' is a collection of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, known as the "Hoosier Poet." The poems, written in a distinctive dialect reflecting the s...

Brittains Ida or Venus and Anchises Cover image

Brittains Ida or Venus and Anchises by Edmund Spenser

This poem, originally titled "Venus and Anchises" by its author, John Fletcher, tells the story of the goddess Venus's encounter with the young Anchis...

Flower-Patch Among the Hills Cover image

Flower-Patch Among the Hills by Flora Klickmann

Tucked away in the hills of the Wye Valley, there is a little flower-patch where anything is possible. "Flower-Patch Among the Hills" is a collectio...

At A Lunar Eclipse Cover image

At A Lunar Eclipse by Thomas Hardy

At A Lunar Eclipse is a poem by Thomas Hardy that explores the themes of nature, death, mortality, love, loss, time, and the eclipse. The poem is writ...

Reviews for I Am The World

No reviews posted or approved, yet...