Author: Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)

Text Compilations

• A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
• Men, Women, and Ghosts
• Pictures of the Floating World
• Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
• What's O'clock

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• Absence (My cup is empty to-night) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon
• A burnt offering (Because there was no wind) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• A burnt offering (Because there was no wind) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert
• A decade (When you came, you were like red wine and honey) (from Pictures of the Floating World) ITA
• A decade (When you came, you were like red wine and honey) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Carl Engel, Andrew Hudson ITA
• A Fixed Idea (What torture lurks within a single thought) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Jennifer Higdon
• A Gift (See! I give myself to you, Beloved!) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon
• A Lady (You are beautiful and faded) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
• All day I have watched the purple vine leaves (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Autumn)
• All day I have watched the purple vine leaves (from Pictures of the Floating World) - James H. Case (Autumn)
• All day long I have been working (Madonna of the Evening Flowers)
• All day long I have been working - Celius Dougherty (Madonna of the Evening Flowers)
• A Minstrel stands on a marble stair (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn (The Road to Avignon)
• Apology (Be not angry with me that I bear) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon
• At Night (The wind is singing through the trees to-night)
• At Night (The wind is singing through the trees to-night) - Alec Roth
• Autumn (All day I have watched the purple vine leaves) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Autumn (All day I have watched the purple vine leaves) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - James H. Case
• Because there was no wind (from Pictures of the Floating World) (A burnt offering)
• Because there was no wind (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert (A burnt offering)
• Be not angry with me that I bear (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon (Apology)
• Blow softly (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Temple ceremony)
• Blow softly (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert (Temple ceremony)
• Falling snow (The snow whispers about me) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Falling snow (The snow whispers about me) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Bertram Fox
• Hold your soul open for my welcoming (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon (The Giver of Stars)
• Hora Stellatrix (The stars hang thick in the apple tree) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass)
• Hora Stellatrix (The stars hang thick in the apple tree) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn
• I dug a grave under an oak-tree (I dug a grave under an oak-tree) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall SPA
• I dug a grave under an oak-tree (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) SPA - Juliana Hall (I dug a grave under an oak-tree)
• I followed a procession of singing girls (I followed a procession of singing girls) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I followed a procession of singing girls (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I followed a procession of singing girls)
• I gambled with a silver money (I gambled with a silver money) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I gambled with a silver money (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I gambled with a silver money)
• I had made a kite (I had made a kite) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I had made a kite (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I had made a kite)
• Interlude () - Ben Moore [x]
• I painted the leaves of bushes red (I painted the leaves of bushes red) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I painted the leaves of bushes red (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I painted the leaves of bushes red)
• Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ? (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Little ivory figures pulled with string)
• Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ? (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Miriam Gideon (Little ivory figures pulled with string)
• I stand under the willow tree above the river (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Vicarious)
• I walk down the garden paths (from Men, Women, and Ghosts) (Patterns)
• I walk down the garden paths (from Men, Women, and Ghosts) - Will Gay Bottje, Scott Gendel, Jake Heggie, Richard Owen, Jon J. Polifrone, David Sisco (Patterns)
• I wandered through a house of many rooms (I wandered through a house of many rooms) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I wandered through a house of many rooms (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I wandered through a house of many rooms)
• I wished to post a letter (I wished to post a letter) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall
• I wished to post a letter (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - Juliana Hall (I wished to post a letter)
• Late September (Tang of fruitage in the air)
• Late September (Tang of fruitage in the air) - Alec Roth
• Left Behind (White phlox and white hydrangeas)
• Left Behind (White phlox and white hydrangeas) - Alec Roth
• Life is a stream on which we strew (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (Petals)
• Life is a stream (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (Petals)
• Life is a stream (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - James H. Case (Petals)
• Little ivory figures pulled with string (Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ?) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Little ivory figures pulled with string (Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ?) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Miriam Gideon
• Madonna of the Evening Flowers (All day long I have been working)
• Madonna of the Evening Flowers (All day long I have been working) - Celius Dougherty
• Music (The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
• Music (The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty, Simon Sargon
• My cup is empty to-night (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon (Absence)
• Naughty little speckled trout (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (The trout)
• Naughty little speckled trout (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Carl Engel (The trout)
• Night clouds (The white mares of the moon rush along the sky)
• Night clouds (The white mares of the moon rush along the sky) - Rick Sowash
• November (The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house)
• November (The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house) - Juliana Hall
• Oh! To be a flower (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (Song)
• Oh! To be a flower (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn (Song)
• Patterns (I walk down the garden paths) (from Men, Women, and Ghosts)
• Patterns (I walk down the garden paths) (from Men, Women, and Ghosts) - Will Gay Bottje, Scott Gendel, Jake Heggie, Richard Owen, Jon J. Polifrone, David Sisco
• Petals (Life is a stream) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass)
• Petals (Life is a stream) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - James H. Case
• Portrait of a Lady (You are beautiful and faded) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty
• Primavera (Spring has arrived) (from What's O'clock) - Celius Dougherty
• Sea-shell, Sea-shell (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Carl Engel, Felix Harold White (Sea-shell)
• Sea-shell, Sea-shell (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Lita Grier (The seashell)
• Sea-shell (Sea-shell, Sea-shell) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Carl Engel, Felix Harold White
• See! I give myself to you, Beloved! (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon (A Gift)
• Shore grass (The moon is cold over the sand-dunes) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Shore grass (The moon is cold over the sand-dunes) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Flicka Rahn
• Song (Oh! To be a flower) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass)
• Song (Oh! To be a flower) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn
• Spring has arrived (from What's O'clock) - Celius Dougherty (Primavera)
• Storm by the seashore (There is no moon in the sky) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Storm by the seashore (There is no moon in the sky) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert
• Tang of fruitage in the air (Late September)
• Tang of fruitage in the air - Alec Roth (Late September)
• Temple ceremony (Blow softly) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Temple ceremony (Blow softly) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert
• The Fruit Garden Path (The path runs straight between the flowering rows)
• The Fruit Garden Path (The path runs straight between the flowering rows) - Alec Roth
• The Giver of Stars (Hold your soul open for my welcoming) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Jennifer Higdon
• The moon is cold over the sand-dunes (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Shore grass)
• The moon is cold over the sand-dunes (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Flicka Rahn (Shore grass)
• The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) (Music)
• The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty, Simon Sargon (Music)
• The path runs straight between the flowering rows (The Fruit Garden Path)
• The path runs straight between the flowering rows - Alec Roth (The Fruit Garden Path)
• There is no moon in the sky (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Storm by the seashore)
• There is no moon in the sky (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Alexander Lang Steinert (Storm by the seashore)
• The Road to Avignon (A Minstrel stands on a marble stair) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn
• The seashell (Sea-shell, Sea-shell) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Lita Grier
• The snow whispers about me (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Falling snow)
• The snow whispers about me (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Bertram Fox (Falling snow)
• The stars hang thick in the apple tree (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (Hora Stellatrix)
• The stars hang thick in the apple tree (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Joshua Zinn (Hora Stellatrix)
• The taxi (When I go away from you) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
• The taxi (When I go away from you) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty
• The trout (Naughty little speckled trout) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass)
• The trout (Naughty little speckled trout) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Carl Engel
• The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house (November)
• The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house - Juliana Hall (November)
• The white mares of the moon rush along the sky (Night clouds)
• The white mares of the moon rush along the sky - Rick Sowash (Night clouds)
• The wind is singing through the trees to-night (At Night)
• The wind is singing through the trees to-night - Alec Roth (At Night)
• Vicarious (When I stand under the willow tree) (from Pictures of the Floating World)
• Vicarious (When I stand under the willow tree) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Flicka Rahn, Alexander Lang Steinert
• What torture lurks within a single thought (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - Jennifer Higdon (A Fixed Idea)
• When I go away from you (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) (The taxi)
• When I go away from you (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty (The taxi)
• When I go away from you (When I go away from you) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Henry Kimball Hadley
• When I go away from you (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Henry Kimball Hadley (When I go away from you)
• When I stand under the willow tree (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Vicarious)
• When I stand under the willow tree (from Pictures of the Floating World) - Flicka Rahn, Alexander Lang Steinert (Vicarious)
• When you came, you were like red wine and honey (from Pictures of the Floating World) ITA (A decade)
• When you came, you were like red wine and honey (from Pictures of the Floating World) ITA - Carl Engel, Andrew Hudson (A decade)
• White phlox and white hydrangeas (Left Behind)
• White phlox and white hydrangeas - Alec Roth (Left Behind)
• You are beautiful and faded (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) (A Lady)
• You are beautiful and faded (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - Celius Dougherty (Portrait of a Lady)

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