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 | ||||||||
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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...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 ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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