Longfellow

American

[lawng-fel-oh, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌfɛl oʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

Henry Wadsworth 1807–82, U.S. poet.

Longfellow British

/ ˈlɒŋˌfɛləʊ /

noun

Henry Wadsworth. 1807–82, US poet, noted particularly for his long narrative poems Evangeline (1847) and The Song of Hiawatha (1855)

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It took the poetic craft of Longfellow to rescue Revere from obscurity, transforming him into the patriotic icon he remains today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Now a musician, Boucher celebrates his French-Canadian roots, even turning the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about the Acadian expulsion, Evangeline, into a song.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appears to whisper this crass confession to his daughter in a popular TikTok post from Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum titled, “what the paintings talk about when the Museum is closed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Other cast members departing from “SNL” this season are Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

While she prayed, Mary Jane took to thinking about the Christmas song “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” based on an 1863 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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