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Amy Lowell was an American poet known for her innovative use of free verse and her influential role in the Imagist movement. Born on February 9, 1874, she was a prominent figure in the literary world of her time. Lowell's work often explored themes of nature, love, and the human condition, and she was known for her bold and unorthodox approach to poetry. She passed away on May 12, 1925.

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“A black cat among roses, phlox, lilac-misted under a quarter moon, the sweet smells of heliotrope and night-scented stock. The garden is very still. It is dazed with moonlight, contented with perfume.”

Stills Night Black Sweet Moon Garden Cat Rose Smell Quarters Perfume Moonlight Lilac Dazed Black Cat

Book:Che ore sono?: poesie

Source: Che ore sono?: poesie

“How much more beautiful is the moon, Slanting down the gauffered branches of a plum-tree; The moon Wavering across a bed of tulips; The moon, Still, Upon your face. You shine, Beloved, You and the moon. But which is the reflection?”

Stills Beautiful Faces Night Tree Bed Moon Reflection Shining Beloved Branches Your Face Plums Wavering

Book:Che ore sono?: poesie

Source: Che ore sono?: poesie

“I ask but one thing of you, only one, That always you will be my dream of you; That never shall I wake to find untrue All this I have believed and rested on, Forever vanished, like a vision gone Out into the night. Alas, how few There are who strike in us a chord we knew Existed, but so seldom heard its tone We tremble at the half-forgotten sound. The world is full of rude awakenings And heaven-born castles shattered to the ground, Yet still our human longing vainly clings To a belief in beauty through all wrongs. O stay your hand, and leave my heart its songs!”

Source: A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass

“Can you see through the night, woman, that you stare so upon it? Man, what sparks do your eyes follow in the smouldering darkness?”

Men Life Inspirational Eye Night Darkness Inspirational Life Staring Sparks

Book:Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer

Source: Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer

“To-night when the full-bellied moon swallows the stars. Grant that I know.”

Knows Life Night Stars Moon Grants

Book:Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer

Source: Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer

About the Author

Born: February 9, 1874
Died: May 12, 1925
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 79

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Che ore sono?: poesieRelated source material

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