April twilights, and other poems

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April twilights, and other poems

by Willa Cather

EN·~41 minutes·37 chapters

Chapters

37 total
1

PART I - APRIL TWILIGHTS AND OTHER POEMS

0:02
2

“GRANDMITHER, THINK NOT I FORGET”

2:06
3

FIDES, SPES

0:44
4

THE TAVERN

0:47
5

THE HAWTHORN TREE

0:28
6

THE POOR MINSTREL

1:26
7

ANTINOUS

0:57
8

LONDON ROSES

0:48
9

WINTER AT DELPHI

1:12
10

PARADOX

0:36

Description

A richly woven tapestry of verse, this collection brings together the poet’s earliest works with later, more mature pieces, offering a panoramic view of a voice that moves from intimate childhood reminiscences to broader reflections on love and loss. The poems unfold in a conversational cadence, often addressing a beloved grandmother, while the language shifts between rustic dialect and lyrical precision, inviting listeners into a world where memory and yearning intertwine.

Nature provides the backdrop for most of the imagery—spring blossoms, swallows, hawthorn trees, and the ever‑changing sky become symbols of hope, longing, and the passage of time. The recurring motifs of music, wine, and quiet taverns echo the inner life of the speaker, creating a sense of a heart both tender and restless. Listeners will find themselves drawn into the quiet moments of contemplation, the subtle humor, and the deep emotional currents that run beneath each stanza, making the collection a resonant journey through the seasons of the soul.

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Language

en

Duration

~41 minutes (39K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2021-01-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Willa Cather

Willa Cather

1873–1947

Known for vivid novels of prairie life, this American writer turned frontier Nebraska into some of the most memorable settings in U.S. fiction. Her books, including O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, helped define how many readers imagine the Great Plains.

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