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sterlingphoenix t1_iw12lvl wrote

I don't think I've ever heard it referred to as a "'dreamland' sleepytime dealie".

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firelock_ny t1_iw2b5n6 wrote

Old storytelling imagery, seen in children's bedtime stuff - the Sandman whisking you off to the Land of Nod, that kind of thing. 19th to early 20th century.

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for2fly t1_iw6j6th wrote

You've never heard of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field?

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sterlingphoenix t1_iw6u7ng wrote

Not until this very moment! I didn't grow up in the US.

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for2fly t1_iw7ri49 wrote

I wasn't asking because I was incredulous. I was asking because the poem relates to the TIL, nothing more. For all I know, your knowledge of poets worldwide could be vast and rich.

It's entirely reasonable that one might have never heard of him or any of his works. Most of what I know of Eugene Field is due to his tenuous connection to my wife's family.

Otherwise, as far as poetry goes, I don't get very far. :p

Disney made a [Silly Symphony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynken,Blynken_and_Nod(film)) cartoon based on it also. This was how I first learned of the poem.

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sterlingphoenix t1_iw7tfc0 wrote

Oh I wasn't accusing you of anything. Just mentioning that I haven't heard of it and, having followed your link to it, realising why.

I am absolutely not complaining about the fact that I learned something new!

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