Fairy snow, fairy snow,
Blowing, blowing everywhere,
Would that I
Too, could fly
Lightly, lightly through the air.
Teasdale won the first ever Columbia Poetry Prize (later called the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry), in 1918. Which means she won a Pulitzer before there were Pulitzers! And isn't this just the most cheerful thought for winter? BONUS: Can be sung to the tune of 'Pony Boy'. If you drop the second lightly. Which I did.
For more:
The collected poems of Sara Teasdale.
Source: Contemporary Authors Online, 2001 as reprinted in Biography in Context
Source: Contemporary Authors Online, 2001 as reprinted in Biography in Context
1 comment:
Wow, from the Three Stooges to Sara Teasdale in one day-you have a broad range of interests!
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