The New Oxford Book of American VerseRichard Ellmann An anthology of poems by American poets from Taylor and Bradstreet to Plath, Ginsberg, and Ashbery, reflecting the traditions and achievements of three centuries. |
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... flowers beside them soon be gone , And yet not out by any brook or river , But up by roots to bring dark foliage on . powers The trees that have it in their pent - 405 ROBERT FROST The Need of Being Versed in Country Things, Spring Pools,
... flowers beside them soon be gone , And yet not out by any brook or river , But up by roots to bring dark foliage on . powers The trees that have it in their pent - 405 ROBERT FROST The Need of Being Versed in Country Things, Spring Pools,
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... gone , Gone with her little chin Thrust ahead of her And her soft hair blowing careless From under a wide hat , Dancer , singer , a laughing passionate lover . Were there ten men or a hundred hunting Chick ? Were there five men or fifty ...
... gone , Gone with her little chin Thrust ahead of her And her soft hair blowing careless From under a wide hat , Dancer , singer , a laughing passionate lover . Were there ten men or a hundred hunting Chick ? Were there five men or fifty ...
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... gone . 6 this poem is for bear " As for me I am a child of the god of the mountains . " A bear down under the cliff . She is eating huckleberries . They are ripe now Soon it will snow , and she Or maybe he , will crawl into a hole And ...
... gone . 6 this poem is for bear " As for me I am a child of the god of the mountains . " A bear down under the cliff . She is eating huckleberries . They are ripe now Soon it will snow , and she Or maybe he , will crawl into a hole And ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET ?16121672 | 1 |
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | 14 |
JOEL BARLOW 17541812 | 24 |
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