Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali
Poet of the day
Son of Thomas Godfrey (1704–1749), a Philadelphia glazier and member of Benjamin Franklin’s Junto Club, Godfrey produced some significant work in his short life.
Well known in literary circles in Philadelphia, he was a close friend of the poet Nathaniel Evans and the college provost William Smith. In 1758...
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Poem of the day
First winter rain--
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
Translated by Robert Hass
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