Poem of the Day: ‘The Village’

Lord Byron called George Crabbe ‘nature’s sternest painter, yet the best.’

Thomas Hearne: 'The Poor House, Hadley, Hertfordshire,' watercolor, 1802. — Thomas Hearne: 'The Poor House, Hadley, Hertfordshire,' watercolor, 1802. Via Wikimedia Commons

EDITED BY JOSEPH BOTTUM

Aug 29, 2023, 06:17 AM ET

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