Burial by Robert McAlmon

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend May 17, 2014   Burial   Robert McAlmon

Geometry is a perfect religion, Axiom after axiom: One proves a way into infinity And logic makes obeisance at command. Outside of the triangle, cubes, and polystructures There is restless pummeling, pounding and taunting. The end is diffused into channels Every step into eternity—and steps are endless.              This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “Burial” by Robert McAlmon first appeared in McAlmon’s first collection, Explorations (1921).   Robert McAlmon, a novelist, publisher, and Modernist poet, was born in Clifton, Kansas, in 1895. McAlmon founded the magazine Contract with poet William Carlos Williams. The magazine featured poetry by Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, and other Modernist poets. He died in 1956. Poetry by McAlmon   Explorations (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010) “On Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics” by W. H. Auden “Living in Numbers” by Claire Lee “The Horrid Voice of Science” by Vachel Lindsay Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. 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.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038