{"id":9824,"date":"2025-04-19T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/?page_id=9824"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:03:05","slug":"newspaper-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspaper Poems published in American newspapers from 1912 to 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-3 has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c167fab6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22b18bbd wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These poems are the result of a project that lasted from 2020 to 2023. A newspaper poem from 108 years prior was posted each day for approximately 3 years. This resulted in a collection of 1,068 poems published in American newspapers from 1912 to 1915.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11497\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DingbatLogoCenterLarge1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-2 has-accent-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36f65c2d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poem Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-tag-cloud\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/arthur-chapman\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-58 tag-link-position-1\" style=\"font-size: 12.386666666667pt;\" aria-label=\"Arthur Chapman (8 items)\">Arthur Chapman<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/bayard-taylor\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-63 tag-link-position-2\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Bayard Taylor (3 items)\">Bayard Taylor<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/bayoll-ne-trele\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-64 tag-link-position-3\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Bayoll ne Trele (3 items)\">Bayoll ne Trele<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/berton-braley\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-66 tag-link-position-4\" style=\"font-size: 21.813333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Berton Braley (91 items)\">Berton Braley<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/bret-harte\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-71 tag-link-position-5\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Bret Harte (3 items)\">Bret Harte<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/charles-kingsley\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-78 tag-link-position-6\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Charles Kingsley (3 items)\">Charles Kingsley<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/david\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-89 tag-link-position-7\" style=\"font-size: 11.92pt;\" aria-label=\"David (7 items)\">David<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/duncan-m-smith\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-96 tag-link-position-8\" style=\"font-size: 15.28pt;\" aria-label=\"Duncan M. Smith (17 items)\">Duncan M. Smith<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/edgar-a-guest\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-102 tag-link-position-9\" style=\"font-size: 13.88pt;\" aria-label=\"Edgar A. Guest (12 items)\">Edgar A. Guest<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/edmund-vance-cooke\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-108 tag-link-position-10\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Edmund Vance Cooke (4 items)\">Edmund Vance Cooke<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/edwin-markham\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-112 tag-link-position-11\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Edwin Markham (4 items)\">Edwin Markham<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/ella-wheeler-wilcox\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-115 tag-link-position-12\" style=\"font-size: 13.6pt;\" aria-label=\"Ella Wheeler Wilcox (11 items)\">Ella Wheeler Wilcox<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/eugene-field\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-119 tag-link-position-13\" style=\"font-size: 10.8pt;\" aria-label=\"Eugene Field (5 items)\">Eugene Field<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/frank-l-stanton\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-126 tag-link-position-14\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Frank L. Stanton (3 items)\">Frank L. Stanton<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/grantland-rice\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-144 tag-link-position-15\" style=\"font-size: 11.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Grantland Rice (6 items)\">Grantland Rice<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/h-s-haskins\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-152 tag-link-position-16\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"H. S. Haskins (4 items)\">H. S. Haskins<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/henry-howland\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-161 tag-link-position-17\" style=\"font-size: 21.16pt;\" aria-label=\"Henry Howland (76 items)\">Henry Howland<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/henry-wadsworth-longfellow\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-164 tag-link-position-18\" style=\"font-size: 11.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (6 items)\">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/j-w-foley\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-176 tag-link-position-19\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"J. W. Foley (4 items)\">J. W. Foley<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/james-j-montague\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-182 tag-link-position-20\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"James J. Montague (4 items)\">James J. Montague<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/john-a-joyce\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-187 tag-link-position-21\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"John A. Joyce (3 items)\">John A. Joyce<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/john-boyle-oreilly\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-190 tag-link-position-22\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"John Boyle O&#039;Reilly (3 items)\">John Boyle O&#039;Reilly<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/john-greenleaf-whittier\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-193 tag-link-position-23\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" aria-label=\"John Greenleaf Whittier (2 items)\">John Greenleaf Whittier<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/john-hay\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-194 tag-link-position-24\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" aria-label=\"John Hay (2 items)\">John Hay<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/john-kendrick-bangs\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-195 tag-link-position-25\" style=\"font-size: 10.8pt;\" aria-label=\"John Kendrick Bangs (5 items)\">John Kendrick Bangs<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/madison-cawein\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-224 tag-link-position-26\" style=\"font-size: 10.8pt;\" aria-label=\"Madison Cawein (5 items)\">Madison Cawein<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/margaret-e-sangster\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-225 tag-link-position-27\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" aria-label=\"Margaret E. Sangster (2 items)\">Margaret E. Sangster<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/mclandburgh-wilson\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-235 tag-link-position-28\" style=\"font-size: 11.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"McLandburgh Wilson (6 items)\">McLandburgh Wilson<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/minna-irving\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-237 tag-link-position-29\" style=\"font-size: 11.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Minna Irving (6 items)\">Minna Irving<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/ninette-m-lowater\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-240 tag-link-position-30\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Ninette M. Lowater (4 items)\">Ninette M. Lowater<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/philander-johnson\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-248 tag-link-position-31\" style=\"font-size: 22pt;\" aria-label=\"Philander Johnson (94 items)\">Philander Johnson<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/robert-burns\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-258 tag-link-position-32\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" aria-label=\"Robert Burns (2 items)\">Robert Burns<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/roy-k-moulton\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-267 tag-link-position-33\" style=\"font-size: 20.133333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Roy K. Moulton (59 items)\">Roy K. Moulton<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/rudyard-kipling\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-268 tag-link-position-34\" style=\"font-size: 11.92pt;\" aria-label=\"Rudyard Kipling (7 items)\">Rudyard Kipling<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/s-e-kiser\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-271 tag-link-position-35\" style=\"font-size: 18.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"S. E. Kiser (39 items)\">S. E. Kiser<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/samuel-minturn-peck\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-272 tag-link-position-36\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"Samuel Minturn Peck (3 items)\">Samuel Minturn Peck<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/shooting-stars\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-275 tag-link-position-37\" style=\"font-size: 12.853333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Shooting Stars (9 items)\">Shooting Stars<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/tennyson\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-283 tag-link-position-38\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" aria-label=\"Tennyson (2 items)\">Tennyson<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/thomas-lomax-hunter\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-291 tag-link-position-39\" style=\"font-size: 12.386666666667pt;\" aria-label=\"Thomas Lomax Hunter (8 items)\">Thomas Lomax Hunter<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/w-j-lampton\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-302 tag-link-position-40\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"W. J. Lampton (4 items)\">W. J. Lampton<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/walt-mason\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-307 tag-link-position-41\" style=\"font-size: 16.213333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Walt Mason (22 items)\">Walt Mason<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/wilbur-d-nesbit\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-312 tag-link-position-42\" style=\"font-size: 11.453333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Wilbur D. Nesbit (6 items)\">Wilbur D. Nesbit<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/william-cowper\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-320 tag-link-position-43\" style=\"font-size: 9.12pt;\" aria-label=\"William Cowper (3 items)\">William Cowper<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/william-f-kirk\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-322 tag-link-position-44\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"William F. Kirk (4 items)\">William F. Kirk<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/tag\/wing-dinger\/\" class=\"tag-cloud-link tag-link-328 tag-link-position-45\" style=\"font-size: 10.053333333333pt;\" aria-label=\"Wing Dinger (4 items)\">Wing Dinger<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02a76759 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newspapers in which the poems appeared<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-category wp-block-categories\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-27\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/albuquerque-morning-journal\/\">Albuquerque Morning Journal<\/a> (26)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-28\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/bisbee-daily-review\/\">Bisbee Daily Review<\/a> (9)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-29\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/evening-journal\/\">Evening Journal<\/a> (3)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/evening-public-ledger\/\">Evening Public Ledger<\/a> (8)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/evening-star\/\">Evening Star<\/a> (125)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/grand-forks-daily-herald\/\">Grand Forks Daily Herald<\/a> (52)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-33\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/harrisburg-telegraph\/\">Harrisburg Telegraph<\/a> (12)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-34\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/new-york-tribune\/\">New York Tribune<\/a> (28)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/newark-evening-star\/\">Newark Evening Star<\/a> (58)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/\">Newspapers<\/a> (1,068)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/omaha-daily-bee\/\">Omaha Daily Bee<\/a> (124)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/perth-amboy-evening-news\/\">Perth Amboy Evening News<\/a> (6)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/richmond-times-dispatch\/\">Richmond Times Dispatch<\/a> (11)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/rock-island-argus\/\">Rock Island Argus<\/a> (144)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/south-bend-news-times\/\">South Bend News Times<\/a> (1)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-birmingham-age-herald\/\">The Birmingham Age-Herald<\/a> (139)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-bridgeport-evening-farmer\/\">The Bridgeport Evening Farmer<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-cairo-bulletin\/\">The Cairo Bulletin<\/a> (1)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-commoner\/\">The Commoner<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-daily-missoulian\/\">The Daily Missoulian<\/a> (5)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-detroit-times\/\">The Detroit Times<\/a> (37)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-fool-killer\/\">The Fool-Killer<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-san-francisco-call\/\">The San Francisco Call<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-17\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-seattle-star\/\">The Seattle Star<\/a> (33)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-sun\/\">The Sun<\/a> (55)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-tacoma-times\/\">The Tacoma Times<\/a> (36)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-times-dispatch\/\">The Times Dispatch<\/a> (28)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-topeka-state-journal\/\">The Topeka State Journal<\/a> (88)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-voice-of-the-people\/\">The Voice of the People<\/a> (3)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-washington-herald\/\">The Washington Herald<\/a> (17)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/the-washington-times\/\">The Washington Times<\/a> (5)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-26\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desperaudio.com\/newspaperpoetry\/category\/newspapers\/washington-standard\/\">Washington Standard<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-4 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-4--3\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Look Back 108 Years?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7422402f5e09b6a7c1cf6afdb1981c19 wp-block-paragraph\">Comparing the results of various timespans, 108 years was consistently fruitful. Newspaper material from 108 years ago is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/about\/#rights\">safely in the public domain<\/a>, and so after some practical research, it became the timespan used for Newspaper History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd081a6f2fdda5767c30031218b26b8d wp-block-paragraph\">Going back a century felt somewhat arbitrary. Searching for more fertile time spans, I looked at weather, astronomical events, mathematics, business, and superstitions. Multiples of the Metonic cycle (19 years) were interesting, as were planetary returns. The number 108 is significant in some cultures, and it has interesting factors: two squared times three cubed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These poems are the result of a project that lasted from 2020 to 2023. A newspaper poem from 108 years prior was posted each day for approximately 3 years. This resulted in a collection of 1,068 poems published in American newspapers from 1912 to 1915. 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