Poets/Thomas McGrath

Thomas McGrath

In the collection

17

In the chill rains of the early winter I hear something— …

Thomas McGrath

Forty-odd years ago— …

Thomas McGrath

The birds have flown their summer skies to the south, …

Thomas McGrath

Before you, I was living on an island …

Thomas McGrath

These are savannas bluer than your dreams …

Thomas McGrath

At two thousand feet the sea wrinkles like an old man’s hand. …

Thomas McGrath

Sirs, when you are in your last extremity, …

Thomas McGrath

We sat in the park, but there was a war between us, …

Thomas McGrath

Imagine or remember how the road at last led us …

Thomas McGrath

1. …

Thomas McGrath

I don’t belong in this century—who does? …

Thomas McGrath

All night long I hear the sleepers toss …

Thomas McGrath

I see him moving, in his legendary fleece, …

Thomas McGrath

1. …

Thomas McGrath

Where once I loved my flesh, …

Thomas McGrath

All cities are open in the hot season. …

Thomas McGrath

It is autumn but early. No crow cries from the dry woods. …

Thomas McGrath

OCaptain

An open, typographic collection of the world’s poetry — across every age, language, and voice — rebuilt for quiet, deliberate reading.

Browse

  • Poems
  • Poets
  • The Anthology
  • Articles
  • Audio
  • Glossary of Poetic Terms

The archive

  • 41,493 poems
  • 4,155 poets
  • 207 terms

Help

  • Support
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Delete account

© 2026 O Captain · a collection of the world’s poetry

“He who creates true beauty ever lives.”