1 I am a house, says Senlin, locked and darkened,Sealed from the sun with...
Conrad Aiken
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Conrad Aiken was an American writer and poet who won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was also the United States Poet Laureate from 1950 to 1952. His works include poetry, short stories, novels, literary criticism, a play, and an autobiography. |
1 Senlin sits before us, and we see him.He smokes his pipe before us,...
1 Senlin sat before us and we heard him.He smoked his pipe before us...
I. Moonlight silvers the tops of trees,Moonlight whitens the lilac shadowed wallAnd through the...
Music I heard with you was more than music,And bread I broke with you...
I The girl in the room beneathBefore going to bedStrums on a mandolinThe three...
Southeast, and storm, and every weathervaneshivers and moans upon its dripping pin,ragged on chimneys...
from Senlin: A Biography It is moonlight. Alone in the silenceI ascend my stairs...
I. (Bread and Music) Music I heard with you was more than music,And bread...
He Fill your bowl with roses: the bowl, too, have of crystal.Sit at the...