Yes, I did. I wrote my first version when I saw the BBC link on the Internet on March 15, and made a few minor changes a few days later, punctuation and one change in a word.
The "background" I wrote today. I am familiar with it since I live in Sweden and have long been interested in neighboring Finland and its history, esp. as it coincides with Swedish history. The "background" didn't have bearing on the poem when I wrote it. But as I started the tale of Longfellow and Kalevala for a post here, I got carried away and didn't know when to stop.
Last edited by Janice D. Soderling; 03-22-2015 at 11:56 AM.
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