by Walt Whitman Out of the cradle endlessly rocking， Out of the mocking-bird's throat， the musical shuttle， Out of the Ninth-month midnight， Over ...
by Charles Reznikoff Hanukkah In a world where each man must be of use and each thing useful， the rebellious Jews light not one light but eight—...
by Jane Kenyon I divested myself of despair and fear when I came here. Now there is no more catching one's own eye in the mirror， there are no bad...
by James Wright All right. Try this， Then. Every body I know and care for， And every body Else is going To die in a loneliness I can't imagine and...
by Wallace Stevens As the immense dew of Florida Brings forth The big-finned palm And green vine angering for life， As the immense dew of Florida Brin...
by Sandra Miller if we weren't made of soot which we highly suspected/respected in her garden she had no garden we did not love her we did not let...
by Daniel Whitehead Hicky The shrimping boats are late today； The dusk has caught them cold. Swift darkness gathers up the sun， And all the beckoning ...
by James Longenbach Stars rising like something said， something never To be forgotten， shining forever look How still they are. Blind hunter crawling ...
by Gaius Valerius Catullus Translated by Charles Martin Driven across many nations， across many oceans， I am here， my brother， for this final parting，...
by Stephen Cushman My ocean's the one bad weather blows out to. To face the other， waves all driven by prevailing winds， I have to turn my back on...