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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... moon ! O under that moon where she droops almost down into the sea ! O reckless despairing carols . But soft ! sink low ! Soft ! let me just murmur , And do you wait a moment you husky - nois'd sea , For somewhere I believe I heard my ...
... moon ! O under that moon where she droops almost down into the sea ! O reckless despairing carols . But soft ! sink low ! Soft ! let me just murmur , And do you wait a moment you husky - nois'd sea , For somewhere I believe I heard my ...
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... moon releases Twig by twig the night - entangled trees , Leaving , as the moon behind the winter leaves , Memory by memory the mind- A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs . * A poem should be equal to : Not true . For ...
... moon releases Twig by twig the night - entangled trees , Leaving , as the moon behind the winter leaves , Memory by memory the mind- A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs . * A poem should be equal to : Not true . For ...
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... moon and went out to sea to touch the moon and down a lane of bright broken vanishing curled pyramids of moonwater moving towards the moon and touched the luminous dissolving half moon cold humbled , to warm myself , honest man , our ...
... moon and went out to sea to touch the moon and down a lane of bright broken vanishing curled pyramids of moonwater moving towards the moon and touched the luminous dissolving half moon cold humbled , to warm myself , honest man , our ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET ?16121672 | 1 |
Upon a Spider Catching a Fly | 14 |
JOEL BARLOW 17541812 | 24 |
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