Short StoriesNo. 3984 · The 2026 edition
Talk:Halloween (poem)
A haunting verse that captures the eerie spirit of All Hallows' Eve.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at en.wikipedia.org.
This poem evokes the dark magic and supernatural folklore of Halloween, weaving imagery of ghosts, witches, and autumn nights into a rhythmic tale of fear and fascination.
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This is a Wikipedia talk (discussion) page for the article about Robert Burns' poem "Halloween". It consists of a WikiProject assessment banner (Start-class, Low-importance for WikiProject Scotland and WikiProject Poetry) and a single discussion thread noting that an illustration of the poem would run as Wikipedia's Picture of the Day on October 31, 2014. It offers no narrative content of its own about the poem beyond the POTD blurb.
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Halloween (poem) 1786
Poem by Robert Burns; first published 1786; included in the Kilmarnock volume; one of Burns' longer poems. The page is its talk page.
Facts from the original
- The page is the talk page for the Wikipedia article "Halloween (poem)".
- "Halloween" is a poem by Robert Burns.
- The poem was first published in 1786.
- The poem is included in the Kilmarnock volume.
- It is one of Burns' longer poems.
- Edward Scriven made an engraving of John Masey Wright's illustration to the poem.
- The file "J. M. Wright - Edward Scriven - Robert Burns - Halloween.JPG" was scheduled to appear as Wikipedia's Picture of the Day on October 31, 2014.
- The POTD blurb can be viewed and edited at Template:POTD/2014-10-31.
- User Crisco 1492 posted the POTD notice on 12 October 2014.
- The image's restoration was by Adam Cuerden.
- The associated article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
- The article is rated Low-importance by WikiProject Scotland.
- The article is rated Low-importance by WikiProject Poetry.
- The talk page was last edited on 3 February 2024.
From the original
The page is a Wikipedia talk page rather than an article, so it holds limited encyclopedic substance. It opens with assessment banners marking the associated article as Start-class and Low-importance under both WikiProject Scotland and WikiProject Poetry. The only discussion thread, started by user Crisco 1492, announces that the file "J. M. Wright - Edward Scriven - Robert Burns - Halloween.JPG" would appear as the Picture of the Day on October 31, 2014, and offers editors a heads-up to make any needed improvements before the Main Page appearance. The accompanying POTD caption describes the image as Edward Scriven's engraving of John Masey Wright's illustration for Robert Burns' poem "Halloween", noting the poem was first published in 1786, is included in the Kilmarnock volume, and is one of Burns' longer poems. The caption credits the illustration to John Masey Wright and Edward Scriven, with restoration by Adam Cuerden.
