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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE LIBRARY, by HARRIET A. JENNEY First Line: Like cells in a prison Last Line: The lad is prospero. Subject(s): Books; Librarians & Libraries; Reading; Library; Librarians | |||
Like cells in a prison, Row upon row, Tier above tier, The books in the library Hold confined Great souls. A youth comes in, Eager, suncrowned, And takes from the shelf a book. I watch him read: His eyes are aglow; And I know An Ariel is freed To serve his need; The lad is Prospero. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FATHER OF PREDICAMENTS by HEATHER MCHUGH HER MONOLOGUE OF DARK CREPE WITH EDGES OF LIGHT by NORMAN DUBIE LOVE POEM FOR THE FORTY-SECOND STREET LIBRARY by DAVID IGNATOW THE LIBRARIAN by PETER JOHNSON BECAUSE OF LIBRARIES WE CAN SAY THESE THINGS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE IN THE READING ROOM by DAVID FERRY A COLORADO JUNE DAWN by HARRIET A. JENNEY |
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