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Opere di Patience Strong

Quiet Corner (1938) 10 copie
The Quiet Hour (1944) 8 copie
Somewhere over the Hill (1966) 7 copie
Ring in the New (1977) 7 copie
Quiet Thoughts (1946) 6 copie
The Kingdom Within (1952) 4 copie
Tapestry of Time (1991) 4 copie
Goodness and Mercy (1974) 4 copie
Wings of the Morning (1947) 4 copie
Paths of Peace (1940) 4 copie
The glory of the garden (1972) 4 copie
Golden hours (1977) 3 copie
Silver linings (1939) 3 copie
*Glory Beyond (1973) 3 copie
*Light for Today (1973) 3 copie
Quiet Corner Reflections (1939) 3 copie
Out into the sunshine (1977) 3 copie
The Morning Watch (1951) 3 copie
THE ROUND OF THE YEAR (1946) 3 copie
Golden Rain (1942) 2 copie
WITH A POEM IN MY POCKET (1981) 2 copie
Beside the Still waters (1974) 2 copie
Thoughts go home (1973) 2 copie
Peaceful Days 2 copie
Joy Forever (1973) 2 copie
Happy days 2 copie
Nature's cathedral (1974) 2 copie
Greatest Thing of All (1974) 1 copia
Sweetest Song of All (1974) 1 copia
Reflections 1 copia
Wayside altars (1945) 1 copia
Our dancing days (1980) 1 copia
Sunlit Byways 1 copia
Kingdom within (1966) 1 copia
Roses for remembrance (1996) 1 copia
Nazareth 1 copia
Hidden Gold 1 copia
Passing clouds (1970) 1 copia
Give Me a Quiet Corner (1972) 1 copia
Kyk vorentoe 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
May, Winifred Emma
Data di nascita
1907-06-04
Data di morte
1990-08-28
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
UK
Luogo di nascita
Catford, London, England, UK
Luogo di morte
Sedlescombe, Sussex, England, UK
Attività lavorative
poet
lyricist
autobiographer
Breve biografia
Patience Strong was the pen name of Winifred Emma Cushing, born in London, England. She started writing poetry at a very early age. In 1935, when she was in her mid-20s, she sent some of her verses to The Daily Mirror. The features editor asked her to return the following day with 18 new poems and to choose a pseudonym. She took the name Patience Strong from a book of the same name by Adeline T. Whitney. Her poems were published in a daily column called The Quiet Corner and continued throughout World War II. In 1946, her column was transferred to the Sunday Pictorial, later renamed The Sunday Mirror, and continued for several decades. She also contributed poems to the popular weekly magazine Woman's Own for 35 years and to the quarterly magazine This England. She published many collected volumes of her poetry, plus religious thought, song lyrics, and an autobiography, With a Poem in My Pocket (1981).

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A time capsule from the first year of the Second World War. A collection of poems to inspire and bolster people’s spirits in their darkest hour. I think it would be fair to say they are entirely lacking in literary merit. Doggerel, really. And only of historical interest. My copy’s a femmer thing after 80 years, and to my modern eyes has charm. When published it must have been the equivalent of a Helen Exley giftbook.
 
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Lukerik | Jan 2, 2021 |
The Patience Strong Omnibus is a selection of more than 150 poems from the 20, 000 that she wrote during her poetic career as a writer. Her poetry is inspirational and devotional. They are arranged under 14 subject sections, which is convenient for reading a section each evening. Patience Strong has her own unique style and poetic arrangement. I enjoyed her poetry, and although it is didactic in places it has charm and speaks to our human condition.

Here is a typical example of her work:

Autumn (Fall)

The first hint of what is yet to be – a pinkish tint upon the cherry tree – The old Virginia creepers turning red around the timbers of the garden shed – Lovely in its dying, yet how beautiful. – September’s golden leaves: the autumn miracle.

As sure as clocks and calendars – the year when growing old – cloaks the woods in glory – bronze, crimson, amber, gold – The fires of Nature’s making, the flames no man can stay: the mighty conflagration that runs from day to day – Like torches blaze the branches in wood and garden bower – September fades but not before it lives its finest hour.
… (altro)
 
Segnalato
TheTortoise | Nov 8, 2008 |

Statistiche

Opere
89
Utenti
215
Popolarità
#103,625
Voto
3.0
Recensioni
2
ISBN
55

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