Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRST LIGHT POEM: FOR IRIS - 10 JUNE 1962, by JACKSON MACLOW Poet's Biography First Line: The light of a student-lamp Alternate Author Name(s): Mac Low, Jackson Subject(s): Mysticism – Judaism; Light | ||||||||
The light of a student-lamp sapphire light shimmer the light of a smoking-lamp Light from the Magellanic Clouds the light of a Nernst lamp the light of a naphtha-lamp light from meteorites Evanescent light ether the light of an electric lamp extra light Citrine light kineographic light the light of a Kitson lamp kindly light Ice light irradiation ignition altar light The light of a spotlight a sunbeam sunrise solar light Mustard-oil light Maroon light the light of a magnesium flare light from a meteor Evanescent light ether light from an electric lamp an extra light Light from a student-lamp sapphire light a shimmer smoking-lamp light Ordinary light orgone lumination light from a lamp burning olive oil opal light Actinism atom-bomb light the light of an alcohol lamp the light of a lamp burning anda-oil Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: 1. THE BRIGHT MOON by CONRAD AIKEN WINDOW BLIND by HAYDEN CARRUTH AN ASPECT OF THE AIR by JOHN CIARDI BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES |
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