A Gift by Amy Lowell

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend August 30, 2014   A Gift   Amy Lowell

See! I give myself to you, Beloved! My words are little jars For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, And they have many pleasant colours and lusters To recommend them. Also the scent from them fills the room With sweetness of flowers and crushed grasses.   When I shall have given you the last one, You will have the whole of me, But I shall be dead.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “A Gift” was originally published in Lowell’s second collection of poems, Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds (The Macmillan Company, 1914).   Amy Lowell was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1874. Among her honors is the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Lowell died in Brookline in May of 1925. Poetry by Lowell   Selected Poems of Amy Lowell (Rutgers University Press, 2002) "Voyages II" by Hart Crane "Tonight No Poetry Will Serve" by Adrienne Rich "Thinking of Madame Bovary" by Jane Kenyon Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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