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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HEROES, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Against the night, a champion bright
Last Line: Against the noonday bares a blade.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
First Line: Against the night, a champion bright
Last Line: Against the noonday bares a blade.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
Against the night, a champion bright,
The glow-worm, lifts a spear of light;
And, undismayed, the slenderest shade
Against the noonday bares a blade.
Other Poems of Interest...
THE NIGHTWATCHMAN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN
THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL
HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS
NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS
WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON
POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN
COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE
POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE
ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN