Poetry Blog My Birthday: Part 2 In the second half of the poem, “My Birthday,” Blessed John Henry Newman continues to relate how worldly people celebrate birthdays in contrast to how he wishes to mark his day. Read More » Prof. Barb H. Wyman March 10, 2018
Poetry Blog My Birthday In his Birthday poem, Blessed John Henry Newman considers how a life should be spent, reminding us to beware the vanities of the world. Read More » Prof. Barb H. Wyman March 3, 2018