In 1492

Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Today is the official celebration of Columbus Day in the United States. No mail delivery, government offices closed, parades and speeches.

Poetry helps us remember facts and feelings. The rhyme about Columbus sailing the ocean blue in 1492 is a classic for elementary students.

There are other poems that remember Columbus Day. Some of those poems are dark and very thought provoking.

Check out LION (Literature OnLine) in GALILEO for poems about Columbus Day. LION (Literature Online) is a full-text library of over 330,000 works of British and American poetry, drama and prose. In addition to literary texts, LION includes biographical sketches of major writers, selected author bibliographies, and critical and reference works.

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.