Poetry
The eastern side of Castle Hill is the location of the Victorian 'Poem Tree', a beech tree with a poem carved into it by Joseph Tubb of Warborough Green in 1844–45. There is now a stone commemorating the 150th anniversary of the carving.
Wittenham Clumps is said to be where Matthew Prior wrote Henry and Emma, and this is commemorated by a plaque.
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Famous quotes containing the word poetry:
“Herein is the explanation of the analogies, which exist in all the arts. They are the re-appearance of one mind, working in many materials to many temporary ends. Raphael paints wisdom, Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakspeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it. Painting was called “silent poetry,” and poetry “speaking painting.” The laws of each art are convertible into the laws of every other.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The science of Humboldt is one thing, poetry is another thing. The poet to-day, notwithstanding all the discoveries of science, and the accumulated learning of mankind, enjoys no advantage over Homer.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)