"241. ['Farewell' is on my tongue]" by Paulus Silentarius

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend September 1, 2019   241. ["Farewell" is on my tongue]   Paulus Silentarius

Translated by William Roger Paton   "Farewell" is on my tongue, but I hold in the word with a wrench and still abide near thee. For I shudder at this horrid parting as at the bitter night of hell. Indeed thy light is like the daylight; but that is mute, while thou bringest me that talk, sweeter than the Sirens, on which all my soul's hopes hang.            This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on September 1, 2019, by the Academy of American Poets. About This Poem   "241. ['Farewell' is on my tongue]"  was published in The Greek Anthology (W. Heinemann, 1916)   Paulus Silentiarius was a Greek poet in Constantinople. Writer of the hymn to mark the consecration of the Hagia Sophia cathedral at Constantinople in 562, some of his poems have been preserved in The Greek Anthology (W. Heinemann, 1916), a collection of poems that span the classical and Byzantine period of Greek literature. He died sometime between 575 and 580 in Constantinople. "Love the Light-Giver" by Michelangelo Buonarroti "An Adieu" by Florence Earle Coates "Forever" by Paul Laurence Dunbar September Guest Editor: Eduardo C. Corral   Thanks to Eduardo C. Corral, author of Guillotine (Graywolf Press, 2020), who curated Poem-a-Day for this month's weekdays. Read a Q&A with Corral about his curatorial approach this month and find out more about our guest editors for the year. Your Support Makes Poem-a-Day Possible   Poem-a-Day is the only digital series publishing new, previously unpublished work by today's poets each weekday morning. This free series, which also features a curated selection of classic poems on the weekends, reaches 450,000+ readers daily. 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