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09-27-2012, 11:15 AM,
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French Academy poem on the death of Lincoln
Found a letter in Tarbell's papers in which she was asked if she knew where the writer could find a poem written after the assassination of Lincoln. The poem was entered in a contest sponsored by the French Academy for the best poem on Lincoln's death. The contest was won by Edouard Greneier and the poem was called "The Death of President Lincoln." I've never been a big fan of poetry, and I'm certainly no literary critic, so I'm not sure if it could be considered good or not.

I had never heard of this before. Anyone familiar with it? Here's the poem.

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French Academy poem on the death of Lincoln - by Rob Wick - 09-27-2012, 11:15 AM

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