January Brings the Snow

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urn:lcp:januarybringssno0000cole_m9k6:epub:edf3c7d7-9707-43e2-a6ea-f7344c0fb552 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier januarybringssno0000cole_m9k6 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3sv6hk3x Invoice 1652 Isbn 0803703139 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. 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that she wrote about the tumour that would kill her, Doggrel Charm, that Dr Swaab was was inspired to hunt down more unpublished work by her. 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.

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. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-07-08 11:05:09 Associated-names Oliver, Jenni, illustrator; Tehon, Atha, book designer; Dial Books for Young Readers, publisher Boxid IA1859515 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier People enjoy wrapping up warm and taking a walk in the crisp fresh air as a welcome relief from the excesses of Christmas and it is a great way to get out and breathe in some fresh air and stretch our legs! January Brings the Snow was first published in a compilation of her poetry, Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children, in 1834.January Brings the Snow appears to depict her own life and how she felt about the changing seasons. It begins with the words, "January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, thaws the frozen lake again." 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. 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. The Coleridges lived with their extended family; including Sara's uncle, the English Romantic poet Robert Southey and his wife Edith; and another aunt who was the widow of the famous Quaker poet, Robert Lovell. Sara's brothers, Hartley and Derwent, were both authors. Nurtured in a household filled with artistic people, famous poet William Wordsworth was a neighbour, in nearby Grasmere.

Sara attended a small local school briefly but was largely educated at home, reading Greek and Latin classics. She became fluent in German, French, Italian and Spanish before the age of 25.

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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. Lccn 85023789 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18317 Openlibrary_edition When I was at primary school in the mid-1990s, we used to sing a hymn of which I now remember only the first verse: 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.

The first period is notable for its love poetry, written during her long engagement to her cousin Henry Nelson Coleridge, while the middle period contains the verses for her children - the only work to have been previously published. Coleridge's third creative period comes after the death of her husband and was inspired by her close friendship with an Irish poet, Aubrey de Vere. Global warming means we will be unlikely to return to the long, freezing winters of the 20th century, when the snowiest winter in the UK occurred between 22nd January and 17th March 1947, when snow fell every day somewhere in the country! The following is a poem written by Sara Coleridge in 1834 that the children of Clyde River School would have been required to memorize in the early 1930s.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.