Poems

E.P. Ode Pour L’election De Son Sepulchre For three years, out of key with his time, He strove to resuscitate the dead art Of poetry; to […]

Envoi Go, dumb-born book, Tell her that sang me once that song of Lawes: Hadst thou but song As thou hast subjects known, Then were there […]

Epilogue O chansons foregoing You were a seven days’ wonder. When you came out in the magazines You created considerable stir in Chicago, And now you […]

Ezra on the Strike Wal, Thanksgivin’ do be comin’ round. With the price of turkeys on the bound, And coal, by gum! Thet were just found, […]

Fan-Piece, For Her Imperial Lord O fan of white silk, clear as frost on the grass-blade, You also are laid aside.

Francesca You came in out of the night And there were flowers in your hand, Now you will come out of a confusion of people, Out […]

Further Instructions Come, my songs, let us express our baser passions. Let us express our envy for the man with a steady job and no worry […]

Grace Before Song Lord God of heaven that with mercy dight Th’alternate prayer wheel of the night and light Eternal hath to thee, and in whose […]

Historion No man hath dared to write this thing as yet, And yet I know, how that the souls of all men great At times pass […]

Hugh Selwyn Mauberly (Part I) “Vocat aestus in umbram” Nemesianus Es. IV. E. P. Ode pour l’élection de son sépulchre For three years, out of key […]