Something Moves in the Fern
For this Hallowe’en season, I have chosen a poem by my favourite ghost story writer, M.R. James: “Living Night”, also known as “The Livermere Poem”
Ye Ugly Witch
This week’s choice is “Alison Gross”, an anonymous ballad about a witch whose spell is broken on Hallowe’en.
A Fiery Furnace Red
The full title of this poem is “A Ballad, Shewing How An Old Woman Rode Double, And Who Rode Before Her” and it is by Robert Southey.