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     • " Antigonish " is a poem by the American educator and poet, William Hughes Mearns, written in 1899. It is also known as " The Little Man Who Wasn't There " and was adapted as a hit song under the latter title.
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2. poets.org › poem › antigonish-i-met-man-who-wasnt-thereAntigonish [I met a man who wasn't there] by Hughes Mearns ...

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   Antigonish [I met a man who wasn't there] Hughes Mearns. Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish, I wish he'd go away... When I came home last night at three. The man was waiting there for me. But when I looked around the hall.

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   What is the poem I met a man who wasn't there?

   • The poem 'I met a man who wasn’t there' was inspired by a late-19th century news story. In the poem, 'I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today.', the speaker expresses a wish for the man to go away.

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   Who wrote 'The Man Who Wasn't There' poem?

   • The Man Who Wasn’t There is a single issue ‘one-off’ historical horror story that's a new way into 'Antigonish', a poem written in 1899 by William 'Hughes' Mearns'. Mearns is a noted educator and poet often credited for coining the term ‘creative writing’.

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   • The Man Who Wasn’t There is a single issue ‘one-off’ historical horror story that's a new way into 'Antigonish,' probably the world's most famous gothic poem written in 1899 by William ‘Hughes’ Mearns. It is referred to as 'The Man Who Wasn’t There' in this context.

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   What is the first stanza of I met a man who wasn't there?

   • Also known as “The Little Man Who Wasn’t There” or “I Met a Man Who Wasn’t There”, this poem hashad its first stanza referenced very often in modern culture (such as in Lil… Read More I met a man who wasn't there. I wish, I wish he'd go away... I couldn't see him there at all! Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!

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   "Antigonish" is a poem by the American educator and poet, William Hughes Mearns, written in 1899. It is also known as " The Little Man Who Wasn't There " and was adapted as a hit song under the latter title.

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   Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I wish, I wish he'd go away... When I came home last night at three, The man was waiting there for...

7. www.poetry.com › poem › 46444Antigonish by William Hughes Mearns - Poetry.com

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   William Hughes Mearns 1875 – 1965. As I was going up the stair. I met a man who wasn't there! He wasn't there again today, Oh how I wish he'd go away! When I came home last night at three, The man was waiting there for me. But when I looked around the hall, I couldn't see him there at all!

   • Characters: 508
   • Scheme: aaBB ccddee aaBB

   • Closest metre: Iambic tetrameter
   • Words: 109

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   I met a man who wasn't there! a. He wasn't there again today, B. Oh how I wish he'd go away! When I came home last night at three, c. The man was waiting there for me c. But when I looked around the hall, d. I couldn't see him there at all! d. Go away, go away, don't you come back any more! e. Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door... e.

   • Characters: 508
   • Stanza Lengths: 4, 6, 4

   • Closest metre: Iambic tetrameter
   • Words: 109

9. www.poemist.com › william-hughes-mearns › antigonishAntigonish [I met a man who wasn't there] by William Hughes ...

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   I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish, I wish he'd go away... When I came home last night at three. The man was waiting there for me. But when I looked around the hall. I couldn't see him there at all! Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!

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    Antigonish (poem) explained. " Antigonish " is a poem by the American educator and poet, William Hughes Mearns, written in 1899. It is also known as " The Little Man Who Wasn't There " and was adapted as a hit song under the latter title.