Collectors by Marion Strobel

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The barnacle of crowds— Like a tuck On a finished skirt, unnoticed— He collected his material Covertly: A ragpicker, A scavenger of words.   And the gleanings Of his hearing He would costume In his own words, And parade before A listener.   So that now, Across the tea-cup, He was telling Of his research, Of his study, Of his deep thought-out Conclusions.   And the lady, Connoisseur of old thoughts Bound in new gilt bindings, Smiled approval At the finding Of another curio To place In her long gallery.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “Collectors” was published in Others (Volume 5, Number 6) in July of 1919.   Marion Strobel was born in 1895. She lived and worked in Chicago as a poet, fiction writer, critic, and editor. Her collections of poetry include Once in a Blue Moon (Harcourt Brace, 1925) and Lost City (Houghton Mifflin, 1928). She died in 1967.   Poetry by Strobel   Lost City (Houghton Mifflin, 1928)    "Sea Poppies" by H. D. "A Jelly-Fish" by Marianne Moore "Cezanne" by Alfred Kreymborg Poems on the Air   Every weekday at 6 p.m. (EST) during National Poetry Month, New York’s classical music station WQXR 105.9 FM will feature a special reading of a poem from the Poem-a-Day series. Tune in or visit wqxr.org. 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