Something seasonal:
Thomas Robinson: Wheatlies Wheatsheaf
from New Citharen Lessons, 1609
&
Robert #Herrick's #poem The Hock Cart: a vivid description of a #Harvest Feast in #earlymodern Britain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5n-...
#earlymusic #earlymusicensemble #17thC #lute #robertherrick
Thomas Robinson: Wheatlies Wheatsheaf
from New Citharen Lessons, 1609
&
Robert #Herrick's #poem The Hock Cart: a vivid description of a #Harvest Feast in #earlymodern Britain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5n-...
#earlymusic #earlymusicensemble #17thC #lute #robertherrick
Passamezzo: The Hock Cart and Wheatlies Wheatsheaf
YouTube video by Passamezzo
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October 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Something seasonal:
Thomas Robinson: Wheatlies Wheatsheaf
from New Citharen Lessons, 1609
&
Robert #Herrick's #poem The Hock Cart: a vivid description of a #Harvest Feast in #earlymodern Britain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5n-...
#earlymusic #earlymusicensemble #17thC #lute #robertherrick
Thomas Robinson: Wheatlies Wheatsheaf
from New Citharen Lessons, 1609
&
Robert #Herrick's #poem The Hock Cart: a vivid description of a #Harvest Feast in #earlymodern Britain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5n-...
#earlymusic #earlymusicensemble #17thC #lute #robertherrick
I recall that this was an inclusion in one of Alan Herrick's mixed-media 'Auricular' magazines, printed by me in my copy shop.
October 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I recall that this was an inclusion in one of Alan Herrick's mixed-media 'Auricular' magazines, printed by me in my copy shop.
For the fellow organ twitchers out there, the great Christopher Herrick gave his last public recital a few days ago at the grand age of 84
youtube.com/watch?v=GE6R...
youtube.com/watch?v=GE6R...
Christopher Herrick's Last Stand
YouTube video by Christopher Herrick
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September 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
For the fellow organ twitchers out there, the great Christopher Herrick gave his last public recital a few days ago at the grand age of 84
youtube.com/watch?v=GE6R...
youtube.com/watch?v=GE6R...
Herrick's name has been so persistently connected with Poor Robert's Almanack that a few words must be said on the subject. There is, we are told, a Devonshire tradition ascribing the Almanack to him, and this is accepted by Nichols in his Leicestershire, and…
— Robert Herrick
#lit #books #booksky
— Robert Herrick
#lit #books #booksky
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September 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
To Daffodils 🌼
A bright, urgent meditation on beauty’s brevity; impetuous rhythms mirror Robert's Herrick’s lament for flowers, and life, vanishing almost as soon as they appear.
A bright, urgent meditation on beauty’s brevity; impetuous rhythms mirror Robert's Herrick’s lament for flowers, and life, vanishing almost as soon as they appear.
September 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
To Daffodils 🌼
A bright, urgent meditation on beauty’s brevity; impetuous rhythms mirror Robert's Herrick’s lament for flowers, and life, vanishing almost as soon as they appear.
A bright, urgent meditation on beauty’s brevity; impetuous rhythms mirror Robert's Herrick’s lament for flowers, and life, vanishing almost as soon as they appear.
"That sledgehammer, in fact, was a bullet that struck Herrick in his spine. In and out of consciousness, he lay sprawled out on the battlefield and heard someone say, 'Poor Bill, he must be dead.' In reply, Herrick grumbled 'Long live the Communist International,' and promptly passed out again."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
August 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"That sledgehammer, in fact, was a bullet that struck Herrick in his spine. In and out of consciousness, he lay sprawled out on the battlefield and heard someone say, 'Poor Bill, he must be dead.' In reply, Herrick grumbled 'Long live the Communist International,' and promptly passed out again."
I'm intrigued by “whelem” too! 😄 I can't actually find that word anywhere in Herrick's "The Hag", so I'm wondering whether it's a typo, or perhaps a word from somewhere else. Where did you encounter it?
August 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I'm intrigued by “whelem” too! 😄 I can't actually find that word anywhere in Herrick's "The Hag", so I'm wondering whether it's a typo, or perhaps a word from somewhere else. Where did you encounter it?
"This story embodies the question at the heart of Herrick’s eight-decade life: Just how much, exactly, does ideology justify? Put another way, as Herrick would later do in his autobiography, when, if ever, is murder necessary?"
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
August 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"This story embodies the question at the heart of Herrick’s eight-decade life: Just how much, exactly, does ideology justify? Put another way, as Herrick would later do in his autobiography, when, if ever, is murder necessary?"
"Herrick suffered little uncertainty about whose team he was on. As a young 'fundamentalist' attached to the Soviet cause, he’d recall, he often daydreamed of hunting down a traitor to the communist party and 'putting a bullet between his cowardly eyes.'"
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
August 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"Herrick suffered little uncertainty about whose team he was on. As a young 'fundamentalist' attached to the Soviet cause, he’d recall, he often daydreamed of hunting down a traitor to the communist party and 'putting a bullet between his cowardly eyes.'"
Herrick's name has been so persistently connected with Poor Robert's Almanack that a few words must be said on the subject. There is, we are told, a Devonshire tradition ascribing the Almanack to him, and this is accepted by Nichols in his Leicestershire, and…
— Robert Herrick
#lit #books #booksky
— Robert Herrick
#lit #books #booksky
Palimpseste
Social network for public domain literature
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August 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
"Five decades later, he would acknowledge that the Sunrise Colony had shown him that 'no other human organization on earth … respects the rights of an individual more than an anarchist commune.'"
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
August 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
"Five decades later, he would acknowledge that the Sunrise Colony had shown him that 'no other human organization on earth … respects the rights of an individual more than an anarchist commune.'"
Some lovely descriptions of rural celebrations in Herrick’s poetry might yield (age-appropriate) party ideas - flower garlands, picnics etc?
July 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Some lovely descriptions of rural celebrations in Herrick’s poetry might yield (age-appropriate) party ideas - flower garlands, picnics etc?
"A year after taking up arms in defiance of the US government’s position of neutrality, he returned from Spain with a bullet lodged in his spine and unshakable resentment for his old comrades. That anger would fester for decades before he eventually turned his pen against the communist left."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"A year after taking up arms in defiance of the US government’s position of neutrality, he returned from Spain with a bullet lodged in his spine and unshakable resentment for his old comrades. That anger would fester for decades before he eventually turned his pen against the communist left."
John William Waterhouse :
Gather ye Rosebuds While ye May, 1909
Oil on canvas
101 × 82.5 cm | 39.7 × 32.4 in
Inspired by Robert Herrick's 17th-century poem.
Further description in the alt text 👇
Gather ye Rosebuds While ye May, 1909
Oil on canvas
101 × 82.5 cm | 39.7 × 32.4 in
Inspired by Robert Herrick's 17th-century poem.
Further description in the alt text 👇
July 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
John William Waterhouse :
Gather ye Rosebuds While ye May, 1909
Oil on canvas
101 × 82.5 cm | 39.7 × 32.4 in
Inspired by Robert Herrick's 17th-century poem.
Further description in the alt text 👇
Gather ye Rosebuds While ye May, 1909
Oil on canvas
101 × 82.5 cm | 39.7 × 32.4 in
Inspired by Robert Herrick's 17th-century poem.
Further description in the alt text 👇
As a young communist, William Herrick volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, he turned his pen against the left.
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM
As a young communist, William Herrick volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, he turned his pen against the left.
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
"Cast as the frontline of the broader war between fascism and democracy, the conflict in Spain would capture the imaginations of writers the world over for decades to come."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"Cast as the frontline of the broader war between fascism and democracy, the conflict in Spain would capture the imaginations of writers the world over for decades to come."
"In the summer of 1986, newspapers around the United States marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. ... Herrick insisted that he was proud he had taken up arms on behalf of the Spanish Republic, but admitted he regretted having fought 'under Stalin’s banner.'"
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 19, 2026 at 12:31 PM
"In the summer of 1986, newspapers around the United States marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. ... Herrick insisted that he was proud he had taken up arms on behalf of the Spanish Republic, but admitted he regretted having fought 'under Stalin’s banner.'"
"Anti-communism became an unavoidable feature of American life after the First Red Scare wreaked injustice across the country between 1917 and 1920, but the young Herrick would more frequently endure outright antisemitism. The bullying he faced solidified his political commitment to solidarity."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"Anti-communism became an unavoidable feature of American life after the First Red Scare wreaked injustice across the country between 1917 and 1920, but the young Herrick would more frequently endure outright antisemitism. The bullying he faced solidified his political commitment to solidarity."
"In his autobiography, Herrick brushed off the possibility that he 'inadvertently' let the names of 'innocents' slip and begged for forgiveness, but there, too, the resentment soaked through. 'But where were you, my dear comrades, when harm was done me?' he wrote. 'I still await your apologies.'"
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
"In his autobiography, Herrick brushed off the possibility that he 'inadvertently' let the names of 'innocents' slip and begged for forgiveness, but there, too, the resentment soaked through. 'But where were you, my dear comrades, when harm was done me?' he wrote. 'I still await your apologies.'"
"Ninety years ago, a young American communist named William Herrick crossed the Atlantic Sea with dreams of killing fascists. He returned with a bullet in his spine and resentment for his old comrades. Decades later, he'd become a novelist and turn his pen against the left he once championed."
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"Ninety years ago, a young American communist named William Herrick crossed the Atlantic Sea with dreams of killing fascists. He returned with a bullet in his spine and resentment for his old comrades. Decades later, he'd become a novelist and turn his pen against the left he once championed."
As a young communist, William Herrick volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, he became a novelist and controversially turned his pen against the left.
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
The ‘American Orwell’ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
inkstickmedia.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM
As a young communist, William Herrick volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, he became a novelist and controversially turned his pen against the left.
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
AMERICA250:
‘My California' poem selected for state's contribution to America250 time capsule
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick's poem captures a state of immigrants, parents, refugees, hard-working families and more.
www.nbclosangeles.com/250-america-...
‘My California' poem selected for state's contribution to America250 time capsule
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick's poem captures a state of immigrants, parents, refugees, hard-working families and more.
www.nbclosangeles.com/250-america-...
‘My California' poem selected for state's contribution to America250 time capsule
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick’s poem captures a state of immigrants, parents, refugees, hard-working families and more.
www.nbclosangeles.com
July 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
AMERICA250:
‘My California' poem selected for state's contribution to America250 time capsule
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick's poem captures a state of immigrants, parents, refugees, hard-working families and more.
www.nbclosangeles.com/250-america-...
‘My California' poem selected for state's contribution to America250 time capsule
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick's poem captures a state of immigrants, parents, refugees, hard-working families and more.
www.nbclosangeles.com/250-america-...
How much I love this opportunity.
Each month invites local writers to read short pieces of prose or poetry based on a theme.
June's theme is memory.
In honor of memory, one of the pieces I chose to read was Lee Herrick's "The Mosquito."
I hope you enjoy this listen.
Each month invites local writers to read short pieces of prose or poetry based on a theme.
June's theme is memory.
In honor of memory, one of the pieces I chose to read was Lee Herrick's "The Mosquito."
I hope you enjoy this listen.
June 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
How much I love this opportunity.
Each month invites local writers to read short pieces of prose or poetry based on a theme.
June's theme is memory.
In honor of memory, one of the pieces I chose to read was Lee Herrick's "The Mosquito."
I hope you enjoy this listen.
Each month invites local writers to read short pieces of prose or poetry based on a theme.
June's theme is memory.
In honor of memory, one of the pieces I chose to read was Lee Herrick's "The Mosquito."
I hope you enjoy this listen.