Poem-A-Day: At a Dinner Party by Amy Levy

October 5, 2013 At a Dinner Party by Amy Levy     With fruit and flowers the board is decked,     The wine and laughter flow; I'll not complain--could one expect     So dull a world to know? You look across the fruit and flowers,     My glance your glances find.-- It is our secret, only ours,     Since all the world is blind.         Today's poem is in the public domain.  About This Poem Amy Levy's writings, including various poems and letters, indicate Levy's romantic and emotional attraction to women. This poem suggests a captivation and seduction between two women, while also articulating society's oblivion.      Poetry by Levy A Minor Poet: And Other Verse (Forgotten Books, 2012)   Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on  weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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.   Amy Levy was a British poet and novelist born in London in 1861. Her poetry and other writings are often celebrated for their exploration and interest in feminist themes, Jewish female identity, and same-sex love. She committed suicide on September 10, 1889, two months shy of her twenty-eighth birthday. Related Poems Blue by May Swenson The Embrace by Mark Doty Starlight by William Meredith                 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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