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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
N.Y., by EZRA POUND Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: My city, my beloved, my white! Ah, slender
Last Line: And thou shalt live for ever.
Subject(s): New York City; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
First Line: My city, my beloved, my white! Ah, slender
Last Line: And thou shalt live for ever.
Subject(s): New York City; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
My City, my beloved, my white! Ah, slender,
Listen! Listen to me, and I will breathe into thee a soul.
Delicately upon the reed, attend me!
Now do I know that I am mad,
For here are a million people surly with traffic;
This is no maid.
Neither could I play upon any reed if I had one.
My City, my beloved,
Thou art a maid with no breasts,
Thou art slender as a silver reed.
Listen to me, attend me!
And I will breathe into thee a soul,
And thou shalt live for ever.
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