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A Poem for President’s Day: ‘Washington and the Cherry Tree’

This poem is from the site of the Society of Classical Poets, founded by Evan Mantyk. The Society is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry.
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A Poem for President’s Day: ‘Washington and the Cherry Tree’
"Parson Weems' Fable," 1939, by Grant Wood. Oil on canvas; 38 1/4 inches by 50 inches. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas. PD-US
Evan Mantyk
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‘Washington and the Cherry Tree’

From Legends of Liberty, Volume 3

By Andrew Benson Brown

Evan Mantyk
Evan Mantyk
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Evan Mantyk is an English teacher in New York and President of the Society of Classical Poets.