My Lantern by Marianne Moore

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The banners unfurled by the warden Float Up high in the air and sink down; the Moat Is black as a plume on a casque; my Light, Like a patch of high light on a flask, makes Night A gibbering goblin that bars the way- So noisy, familiar, and safe by day.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "My Lantern" was originally published in The Lantern in 1910.   Marianne Moore was born November 15, 1887, near St. Louis, Missouri. She is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including Observations (The Dial Press, 1924), What Are Years? (Macmillan, 1941), and Collected Poems (Macmillan, 1951), which won the Pulitzer Prize. She died on February 5, 1972.   Photo credit: George Platt Lynes   Poetry by Moore   Observations (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016)  "Willow Poem" by William Carlos Williams "Tender Buttons [A Long Dress]" by Gertrude Stein "Curriculum Vitae" by Lisel Mueller Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. 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