Pure Verse for Christmas

Wrapping up a 26 blog posts about poetry during 2017, Writers Ink Services is presenting Pure Verse for Christmas.

Yes, we take a look at two classic Christmas poems, including "The Night Before Christmas", as well as two that should be classics.

And three video clips of classic Christmas songs and movies.

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