Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FORMALITY AND THE SOUL: 1. JOHN SINGER SARGENT, by KARL W. BIGELOW First Line: Day- / a formal garden carefully laid out Last Line: In the formal, artificial garden. Subject(s): Humanity; Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); Social Classes; Caste | ||||||||
DAY A formal garden carefully laid out Closely cropped box-trees and the brilliant hues Of myriad flowers. The world But not the weary world; Not the care-laden, toiling, sweating world. The world of pleasure. Plutocracy Superiority of wealth and learning. Power, position, sleekness, snobbishness. Societyfive o'clock tea Five o'clock tea in the garden; In the perfect garden; In the formal, artificial garden. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WEALTH OF THE DESTITUTE by DENISE LEVERTOV THE GATEKEEPER'S CHILDREN by PHILIP LEVINE THE SWIMMING POOL by THOMAS LUX POEM BEGINNING WITH A RANDOM PHRASE FROM COLERIDGE by THOMAS LUX FRESCOES FOR MR. ROCKEFELLER'S CITY: BURY GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH FORTUNO CARRACCIOLI by ROBERT MCALMON AN AMERICAN POEM by EILEEN MYLES FORMALITY AND THE SOUL: 2. JAMES MACNEIL WHISTLER by KARL W. BIGELOW |
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