January Brings the Snow

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Lccn 85023789 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18317 Openlibrary_edition In an era before the trappings of modern life and technology, going for walks was something people would do more often for pleasure. Sara describes the arrival of spring, writing, "March brings breezes sharp and shrill, shakes the dancing daffodil. April brings the primrose sweet, scatters daisies at our feet." She walks the reader through the whole range of seasonal landscapes, including the "tulips, lilies and roses" of June and August's "sheaves of corn" as the harvest begins.

After they were published in Sara's compilation book in 1834, they were an instant hit. In particular, January Brings the Snow was on many a school's English literature curriculum. Sara married her cousin Henry Nelson Coleridge in 1829 and the couple had four children. Sadly, only two, Herbert and Edith, survived into adulthood - also commonplace in the early 19th century. She continued writing, including many poems, mainly to entertain her children.January Brings the Snow was first published in a compilation of her poetry, Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children, in 1834. The poem ends as "chill December brings the sleet,", although the narrator enjoys the "blazing fire and Christmas treat". This conjures up an image of feeling cosy on the sofa and enjoying the glow of Christmas. Then, of course, the weather cycle begins all over again in January. Coleridge died from cancer and it was after stumbling across a poem that she wrote about the tumour that would kill her, Doggrel Charm, that Dr Swaab was was inspired to hunt down more unpublished work by her.

Scotland has the highest recorded snowfall every year - in fact, Cairngorms in Scotland is officially the snowiest place in the UK, averaging 76.2 days of snow annually. Cornwall has an average of 7.4 days of snow falling every year, but it rarely settles due to our coastal setting. What makes the book really special is the many comments from Mama Lisa’s correspondents who have shared stories and memories from their own lives. The memories of childhood touch us forever! After the publication of Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children, Sara published only one more work, Phantasmion: A Fairy Tale, in 1837. It was later described by author and bibliographer Mike Ashley as "the first fairytale novel written in English". Mama Lisa’s Christmas Around The World is a celebration of the diversity and love with which many different cultures mark this joyful time of year.Although there's no record of what was going through Sara's mind when she wrote January Brings the Snow, it would be fair to say she was inspired by the changing seasons, as she gazed out of the window of her marital home in Hampstead. The area was a far cry from the bustling London borough we know today. How Scandinavians mark the end of the season by “plundering” the Christmas Tree on St. Knut’s Day. That’s a fun way to get children to help with the post-holiday clean-up! The book was published in 1822 and was critically acclaimed by her peers, with respected author and poet Charles Lamb marvelling at how Sara had managed to translate a complex language such as Latin so well. In today's terms, she would probably be described as a genius.

It wasn't until the early 21st century that her brilliance as a prolific poet was recognised. Around 120 of her previously unknown poems were discovered, finally giving her the credit she richly deserved as being an important poet of her time.Isn't it one of the unfairnesses of human existence that the period of life when things are most easily absorbed into the memory is also the period when one is exposed to the greatest amount of rubbish? So many wonderful poems I have attempted to memorise have faded helplessly from my mind, but the array of banal songs I learned in primary school will apparently never leave me.) The author was quite remarkable, as she was born in an era when writing wasn't considered a suitable career for a woman. Largely self-taught, she enjoyed reading the ancient classics as a youngster. She also mastered several languages and translated historic books into English from Latin and Medieval French. Review: The paintings are absolutely beautiful. The poem is calming as you read it as well. The only criticism would be that I personally don't agree that November is dull because I love all the months of autumn. Her poem, January Brings the Snow, has remained her most famous because of its timeless subject matter. Today, almost 200 years after it was written, January is still a lovely time of year for walking.

One of the most evocative poems about the changing seasons, January Brings the Snow, was written almost 200 years ago by English poet Sara Coleridge. The timeless classic takes readers on a walk through the changing weather and landscapes of each month of the year.In the early 19th century, Sara had plenty of time for reflection. Quite a private person, she didn't publish her poetry under her own name. She was described as "keeping her light under a bushel". Apart from the earlier publication of her translations, she tended to write for pleasure. Sadly, after the death of her husband, Henry, in 1843, Sara led quite a solitary life, devoting her time to editing her late father's works. Her own health failed and she died at the age of only 49 in May 1852, from what we now know to be breast cancer. According to the Met Office, there's a good chance that at least some parts of the UK will see some snow in January. On average, snow falls somewhere in the UK for 5.3 days in January and 5.6 days in February.