The Pond
Amy Lowell, “The Pond” from The Complete Poetical Works of Amy Lowell. Copyright © 1955 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Copyright © renewed 1983 by Houghton Mifflin Company, Brinton P. Roberts, and G. D'Andelot, Esquire. Reprinted with the permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Poet Amy Lowell 1874–1925
POET’S REGION U.S., New England
SCHOOL / PERIOD Imagist
Poetic Terms Free Verse, Imagist
Biography
An oft-quoted remark attributed to poet Amy Lowell applies to both her determined personality and her sense of humor: "God made me a business woman," Lowell is reported to have quipped, "and I made myself a poet." During a career that spanned just over a dozen years, she wrote and published over 650 poems, yet scholars cite Lowell's tireless efforts to awaken American readers to contemporary trends in poetry as her more . . .
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POET’S REGION U.S., New England
SCHOOL / PERIOD Imagist
Poetic Terms Free Verse, Imagist
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