Poem-A-Day: Sonnet--To Science by Edgar Allan Poe

September 29, 2013 Sonnet--To Science by Edgar Allan Poe     Science! true daughter of Old Time thou art!     Who alterest all things with thy peering eyes.  Why preyest thou thus upon the poet's heart,     Vulture, whose wings are dull realities?  How should he love thee? or how deem thee wise,     Who wouldst not leave him in his wandering  To seek for treasure in the jewelled skies,     Albeit he soared with an undaunted wing?  Hast thou not dragged Diana from her car,     And driven the Hamadryad from the wood  To seek a shelter in some happier star?     Hast thou not torn the Naiad from her flood,  The Elfin from the green grass, and from me  The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree?          Today's poem is in the public domain.  About This Poem Poe's work as an editor, a poet, and a critic had a profound impact on American and international literature. His stories mark him as one of the originators of both horror and detective fiction. Often overlooked, however, is Poe's interest in science and his efforts to bridge science and literature.  Poetry by Poe The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (Signet Classics, 2008)   Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on  weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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.   Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. In 1835, he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond. Between 1835 and 1845, Poe edited a number of literary journals including the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. It was during these years that he established himself as a poet, a short-story writer, and an editor. On October 3, 1849, he was found in a state of semi-consciousness. Poe died four days later.     Related Poems Catastrophe Theory II by Mary Jo Bang Scientific Method by Adam Clay The Sciences Sing a Lullabye by Albert Goldbarth                 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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