One poem by this poet describes a creature who "thinks the moon is a small hole at the top of the sky"and who may give you his tear, "cool as from underground springs and pure enough to drink." Another ofher poems describes the explosion of one of the "frail, illegal fire balloons" and concludes with the imageof a "weak mailed fist clenched ignorant against the sky." In one of her poems, an almanac says, "Time toplant tears," as the grandmother sings. This poet of "The Man-Moth" and "The Armadillo" recalls, "somerealms I owned, two rivers, a continent" in a villanelle beginning, "The art of losing isn't hard to master
One poem by this poet describes a creature who "thinks the moon is a small hole at the top of the sky"and who may give you his tear, "cool as from underground springs and pure enough to drink." Another ofher poems describes the explosion of one of the "frail, illegal fire balloons" and concludes with the imageof a "weak mailed fist clenched ignorant against the sky." In one of her poems, an almanac says, "Time toplant tears," as the grandmother sings. This poet of "The Man-Moth" and "The Armadillo" recalls, "somerealms I owned, two rivers, a continent" in a villanelle beginning, "The art of losing isn't hard to master."For 10 points, identify this American poet of "Sestina" and "One Art."
One poem by this poet describes a creature who "thinks the moon is a small hole at the top of the sky"and who may give you his tear, "cool as from underground springs and pure enough to drink."
Elizabeth Bishop