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Jan 13, 2013Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Word, Spoken

Jan 6, 2013Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Rower Muses be the Winter Fire

Dec 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

While Walking with Wordsworth Across a Constable Landscape

Dec 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Greg Denieffe: Bedford School B.C. v Shrewsbury School B.C., Part 2

Dec 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Fire Alarm on the Water

Dec 1, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Row to Another World

Nov 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

What Lay Before Him

Nov 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

What the Moon Meant

Nov 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Little Bit Of Blue

Oct 25, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Two Rowers

Sep 25, 2012Sep 25, 2012Ellen

The Vogalonga

Sep 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Thoughts on the Battle Between the Bridges

Sep 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Putting on the Garment of Water and Light

Aug 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Rhythm of the Rower

Aug 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Temper of the Rower

Aug 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing In The Human Race

Aug 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing, The Fourth

Jul 8, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

An Irish Country Rower

Jul 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing With Himself

Jun 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

An Irish Rower

Jun 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Parallel Rowing

Jun 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Orison Of The Rower

May 10, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

At Putney

Apr 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Yeats, Joyce, Heaney… and Currivan?

Apr 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Row River

Apr 22, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Two Poems About The Boat Race 7 April, 2012

Apr 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

He Who Rowed

Apr 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Speech of Rowing

Apr 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

To Row The Seine

Apr 15, 2012Apr 15, 2012Ellen

April – Poetry Month!

Apr 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The College Rower

Mar 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Clever Workout

Mar 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Tim Koch: “If” (with apologies)

Feb 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Forever Sonata

Jan 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Mantra Of Rowing

Jan 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Zone Of Pure Rowing

Dec 28, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

"Eyes In The Boat!"

Dec 22, 2011Jun 30, 2023Ellen

R.E. Swartwout: Another ‘Blue’ Poet And Mystery Writer

Nov 30, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

John Betjeman’s Henley Regatta Poem

Nov 23, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Existential Rower

Nov 14, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Writing on the Water

Nov 3, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Beautiful Rower

Oct 27, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing Home Ahead Of The Rain

Oct 10, 2011Apr 23, 2014Ellen

In His Blood

Sep 30, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Chemistry Of Vision

Sep 22, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Metamorphosis

Sep 17, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Reflection of the Rower

May 6, 2011May 6, 2011Ellen

Ben Spock On 1924 Olympic Eight: Part 6 – The Poem

Apr 10, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Thank Godness Spring Is Here…

Feb 21, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Comfort Of Worry Beads

Jan 30, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Geometry Of Rowing

Jan 8, 2011Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Snow Job

Nov 20, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

‘New’ Rowing Sketch By Homer

Nov 19, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Mystic Rower

Nov 3, 2010Nov 3, 2010Ellen

The Poet Mike Spracklen

Oct 11, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Enthusiastic Rowing Poems

Sep 29, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

I Thought The Water

Aug 23, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Poet On 107 Water Street

May 31, 2010Dec 21, 2023Ellen

A Sonnet To R.C. Lehmann

May 27, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Calm Cove

May 23, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Oxford At War

May 15, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Carefree Boys…

May 9, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

To An Oarsman

May 4, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Shell Game

Apr 16, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Rowing Limericks: ‘There was a young sculler from…’

Apr 14, 2010Jul 10, 2022Ellen

Rudie Lehmann’s Rowing Style

Mar 25, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Rower Of Light

Mar 13, 2010Apr 25, 2014Ellen

The Race

Jul 30, 2009Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Good Writing On Rowing 3

Jul 26, 2009Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Good Writing On Rowing 2

Jul 21, 2009Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Good Writing On Rowing 1

Mar 24, 2009Apr 25, 2014Ellen

Have you read any good rowing poetry lately?

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