A Musical by Paul Laurence Dunbar

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend October 2, 2016   A Musical   Paul Laurence Dunbar

Outside the rain upon the street,         The sky all grim of hue, Inside, the music–painful sweet,         And yet I heard but you.   As is a thrilling violin,         So is your voice to me, And still above the other strains,         It sang in ecstasy.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “A Musical” was published in The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913).   Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872, in Dayton, Ohio. His collections of poetry include Lyrics of Love and Laughter (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903) and Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1905). He died on February 9, 1906. Poetry by Dunbar   The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar (University of Virginia Press, 1993) "Song of the Son" by Jean Toomer "The Lights at Carney’s Point" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson "Carrion Comfort" by Gerard Manley Hopkins Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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

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