(23 December 1860 – 26 September 1936 / Chicago, Illinois)

poet Harriet Monroe

Poems of Harriet Monroe

1. A Farewell 4/16/2010
2. A Garden In The Desert 4/16/2010
3. A Letter From Peking 4/16/2010
4. A Letter To One Far Away 4/16/2010
5. A Little Old Maid 4/16/2010
6. A Play Festival In Ogden Park 4/16/2010
7. A Portrait 4/16/2010
8. A Power-Plant 4/16/2010
9. A Story 4/16/2010
10. Ære Perennius 4/16/2010
11. After Sunset 4/16/2010
12. April -- North Carolina 1/4/2003
13. At The Grand Cañon 4/16/2010
14. At The Ship’s Rail 4/16/2010
15. At The Summit 4/16/2010
16. At Twilight 4/16/2010
17. Battle-Flags Of Illinois 4/16/2010
18. Dance Of The Seasons 4/16/2010
19. Deserted 4/16/2010
20. For A Child 4/16/2010

The Water Ouzel

Little brown surf-bather of the mountains!
Spirit of foam, lover of cataracts, shaking your wings in falling waters!
Have you no fear of the roar and rush when Nevada plunges --
Nevada, the shapely dancer, feeling her way with slim white fingers?
How dare you dash at Yosemite the mighty --
Tall, white limbed Yosemite, leaping down, down over the cliff?
Is it not enough to lean on the blue air of mountains?
Is it not enough to rest with your mate at timberline, in bushes that hug

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