Eros by Ralph Waldo Emerson

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend November 27, 2016   Eros   Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sense of the world is short,— Long and various the report,—               To love and be beloved; Men and gods have not outlearned it; And, how oft soe'er they've turned it,              'Tis not to be improved.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "Eros" was published in Poems (James Munroe & Co., 1847).   Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts. His books include Nature (James Munroe & Co., 1836) and Poems (James Munroe & Co., 1847). He died on April 27, 1882.   Poetry by Emerson   The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics, 2000)  "Within the Circuit of this Plodding Life" by Henry David Thoreau "It's all I have to bring today (26)" by Emily Dickinson "True Love" by Robert Penn Warren Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.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