Poem-A-Day: Ennui by Marianne Moore

Ennui  by Marianne Moore      He often expressed A curious wish, To be interchangeably Man and fish; To nibble the bait Off the hook,  Said he, And then slip away Like a ghost In the sea.           Today's poem is in the public domain.   About This Poem "Ennui" was first published when Moore was an undergraduate at Bryn Mawr; it appeared in the college's literary magazine, Tipyn O'Bob, in 1908. Poetry by Moore The Poems of Marianne Moore (Penguin Classics, 2005)   Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day archive. June 9, 2013 Marianne Moore was born on November 15, 1887, in Kirkwood, Missouri. She emerged in the literary world as part of the Imagist movement; fellow Imagist poet H.D. had Moore's first book published without her knowledge in 1921. Moore died in 1972. Related Poems Your Catfish Friend by Richard Brautigan Mermaid Song by Kim Addonizio The Fish, the Man, and the Spirit by Leigh Hunt   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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