“Under a Patched Sail" by Marianne Moore

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend May 21, 2017   Under a Patched Sail   Marianne Moore

"Oh, we'll drink once more when the wind's off shore," We'll drink from the good old jar, And then to port, For the time grows short. Come lad—to the days that are!            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "Under a Patched Sail" was published in Tipyn o'Bob in February 1907.   Marianne Moore was born in 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 in 1972.   Photo credit: George Platt Lynes Poetry by Moore   Complete Poems (Penguin Books, 1994) "Voyages II" by Hart Crane "The impact of a dollar upon the heart" by Stephen Crane "Tender Buttons [Nothing Elegant]" by Gertrude Stein Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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