from Dinner-Party Talk They took dead men’s souls And pinned them on their breasts for ornament; Their cuff-links and tiaras Were gems dug from a grave; They were ghouls battening on exhumed thoughts; … more
Posts tagged Amy Lowell
International Women’s Day: Amy Lowell at Queen’s Park
In Time of War Across the newly-plastered wall, The darting of red dragonflies Is like the shooting Of blood-tipped arrows.
International Women’s Day: Amy Lowell at Queen’s Park
A Rainy Night Shadows, And white, moving light, And the snap and sparkle of rain on the window, An electric lamp in the street Is swinging, tossing, Making the rain-runnelled window-glass Glitter and palpitate. … more