< Return to all Wordsworth poems Surprised By Joy Surprised by joy — impatient as the Wind I turned to share the transport–Oh! with whom But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb, That spot which no vicissitude can find? Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind– But how could I forget thee? Through […]
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“Stepping Westward” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems Stepping Westward “What, you are stepping westward?”–“Yea.” —‘T would be a wildish destiny, If we, who thus together roam In a strange land, and far from home, Were in this place the guests of Chance: Yet who would stop, or fear to advance, Though home or shelter he had […]
“Song for the Wandering Jew” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems Song for the Wandering Jew Through the torrents from their fountains Roar down many a craggy steep, Yet they find among the mountains Resting-places calm and deep. Though, as if with eagle pinion O’er the rocks the Chamois roam, Yet he has some small dominion Where he feels himself […]
Poets and Poems: Osip Mandelstam and “Tristia”
Russians consider Osip Mandelstam one of the greatest poets; a new translation of “Tristia” helps explain why.
The Gift of the Monarch Butterfly
An unusual gift prompts Dheepa Maturi to think about the tenuous world of the Monarch Butterfly. Come write a poem as you enter this world!
A TS Classic: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
A new edition of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Sara Barkat, shows how the story still applies to our own time.
Rediscovering Seneca: Dana Gioia Translates “The Madness of Hercules”
Dana Gioia combines drama, history, poetry and more in his fine translation “Seneca: The Madness of Hercules.”
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. “He […]
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Illustrated Edition
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Illustrated Edition Enter the lavish and achingly beautiful world of Dorian Gray, where magic is afoot and the intricacies of human conscience (or lack of it) are on parade—at the theater, at the table, in the garden, even in city environs that circle out to dark wharfs like a mythic […]
Announcing: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Illustrated Edition!
A beautiful new illustrated version of the classic Oscar Wilde story, The Picture of Dorian Gray. From the illustrator of The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel—Sara Barkat!
Poets and Poems: Andrew Frisardi and “The Moon on Elba”
To read “The Moon on Elba” by poet Andrew Frisardi is to experience the light of Italy and the ideal or idea behind the words.
Poet Laura on the Moon
Tonight, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals her poem, commissioned by NASA to be sent to Europa, Jupiter’s moon. Our own Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, reveals her own poem to Earth’s moon.
“Lucy Gray” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems Lucy Gray Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray, And when I cross’d the Wild, I chanc’d to see at break of day The solitary Child. No Mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wild Moor, The sweetest Thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You […]
“She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! —Fair as a star, when only one Is […]
“Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known Strange fits of passion have I known: And I will dare to tell, But in the lover’s ear alone, What once to me befell. When she I loved looked every day Fresh as a rose in June, I to her cottage bent […]
“London 1812” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems London 1812 Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh! raise […]
“It Is A Beauteous Evening” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems It Is A Beauteous Evening It is a beauteous evening, calm and free, The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquility; The gentleness of heaven broods o’er the Sea; Listen! the mighty Being is awake, And doth […]
“I Travelled Among Unknown Men” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems I Travelled Among Unknown Men I travelled among unknown men, In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England! did I know till then What love I bore to thee. ‘Tis past, that melancholy dream! Nor will I quit thy shore A second time; for still I seem To love thee […]
“Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Earth has not any thing to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, […]
“A Wren’s Nest” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems A Wren’s Nest AMONG the dwellings framed by birds In field or forest with nice care, Is none that with the little Wren’s In snugness may compare.No door the tenement requires, And seldom needs a laboured roof; Yet is it to the fiercest sun Impervious, and storm-proof.So warm, so […]