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Poem of the Day: ‘Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat’

Playing with tropes of ancient Greek mythology, the poem relates the death of a cat, the favorite of the author’s household, that fell into a fish bowl.

'Fishing,' printed by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg.
'Fishing,' printed by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg. Via Wikimedia Commons