Paul Laurence Dunbar's "In Summer"

About this episode

This episode features Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem 'In Summer', celebrating the joy of singing during the summer.

There are few joys as pure as singing in the summer time. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Topics covered

• poetry
• summer
• joy
• reading
• children's literature

Keywords

• Paul Laurence Dunbar
• In Summer
• poem
• summer
• joy
• reading
• children
• poetry

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Books & works: In Summer

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