To the Moon [fragment] by Percy Bysshe Shelley

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend May 22, 2016   To the Moon [fragment]   Percy Bysshe Shelley

Art thou pale for weariness Of climbing Heaven, and gazing on the earth,    Wandering companionless Among the stars that have a different birth,— And ever changing, like a joyless eye That finds no object worth its constancy?            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “To the Moon [fragment]” was published in Posthumous Poems (W. M. Rossetti, 1824).   Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792, at Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, England. His collections of poetry include Original Poetry (C. & W. Phillips, 1810) and Hellas: A Lyrical Drama (Charles & James Ollier, 1822). He died on July 8, 1822. Poetry by Shelley   Shelley’s Poetry and Prose (W. W. Norton & Company, 2002) "When You Are Old" by W. B. Yeats "Most Sweet It Is With Unuplifted Eyes" by William Wordsworth "The Outlet (162)" by Emily Dickinson Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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