“

Now reading

Avanti

We will arise now,
O my songs,
We will arise and sing now
All once more together.

Deep under sound
We will bury worlds,
Then bring them forth again
In a minor music;
Making Time a phrase,
Eternity a distich-
A lazy dégagé
Whimsical tune.

41,493

poems

4,155

poets

207

poetic terms

Browse the collection

Explore the archive →

Selected

Poems worth returning to

The glossary

The language about poetry

From aubade to zuihitsu, 207 definitions of the forms, figures, and schools that shape the line.

Explore the glossary→