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Extract from "Oak" by Katharine Towers

Oak by Katharine Towers

An extract from Oak, a book by British poet Katharine Towers

"Mighty Oak Trees" by Hank Williams Jr.

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Continuing our series of posts of poems that feature oaks: the lyrics of a country song that likens faithful friends to a stand of oak trees.

If you would like to propose a poem for inclusion in this series, please click here.

 

"The Haunted Oak" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar

A harrowing tale of a lynching and the withering of an oak bough

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Oak Poetry

Extract from "Oak" by Katharine Towers

Oak by Katharine Towers

An extract from Oak, a book by British poet Katharine Towers

"Mighty Oak Trees" by Hank Williams Jr.

hank_williams_jr_0.jpg

Continuing our series of posts of poems that feature oaks: the lyrics of a country song that likens faithful friends to a stand of oak trees.

If you would like to propose a poem for inclusion in this series, please click here.

 

"The Haunted Oak" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar

A harrowing tale of a lynching and the withering of an oak bough

Pages

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