Poem A Day – Dec. 30, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Granadilla Amy Lowell I cut myself upon the thought of you And yet I come back to it again and again, A kind of fury makes me want to draw you out From the dimness of the ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Dec. 8, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Lacquer Prints [By Messenger] Amy Lowell One night When there was a clear moon, I sat down To write a poem About maple trees. But the dazzle of moonlight In the ink Blinded ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Oct. 26, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Captured Goddess Amy Lowell Over the housetops, Above the rotating chimney-pots, I have seen a shiver of amethyst, And blue and cinnamon have flickered A moment, At ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 14, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Coal Picker Amy Lowell He perches in the slime, inert, Bedaubed with iridescent dirt. The oil upon the puddles dries To colours like a peacock’s eyes, And half-submerged ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – June 23, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY A Fixed Idea Amy Lowell What torture lurks within a single thought When grown too constant; and however kind, However welcome still, the weary mind Aches with its presence. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – April 20, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The Peddler of Flowers Amy Lowell I came from the country With flowers, Larkspur and roses, Fretted lilies In their leaves, And long, cool lavender. I carried them From ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – March 15, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY March Evening Amy Lowell Blue through the window burns the twilight; Heavy, through trees, blows the warm south wind. Glistening, against the chill, gray sky light, Wet, ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Nov. 1, 2015

Hoar Frost Amy Lowell In the cloud-grey mornings I heard the herons flying; And when I came into my garden, My silken outer-garment Trailed over withered leaves. A dried leaf crumbles ... Continue Reading →

Poem a Day 08-30-14

Poem a Day: New and classic poems provided by the Academy of American Poets A Gift Amy Lowell See! I give myself to you, Beloved! My words are little jars For you to take and put upon ... Continue Reading →