
A contemplative journey unfolds across the pages, where the poet’s keen eye turns ordinary scenery into a portal for deeper wonder. The verses weave together the hush of forests, the vastness of distant horizons, and the intimate pulse of human feeling. Each poem invites listeners to linger on language that trembles between the tangible and the transcendent.
The opening piece, “Renascence,” begins with a simple view of mountains, woods, and islands, then spirals outward into a restless quest to grasp the sky itself. As the speaker reaches for the heavens, the poem bursts into a cascade of cosmic insight, confronting the weight of infinite knowledge and the ache of mortal limits. The rhythm swings from quiet observation to a fevered, almost ecstatic, grappling with existence, death, and the yearning for rebirth.
Beyond this centerpiece, the collection explores themes of nature’s cycles, the fragility of life, and the relentless search for renewal. The poet’s voice is at once intimate and expansive, offering moments of tender melancholy and flashes of awe‑inspired clarity. Listeners will find a resonant blend of lyrical beauty and philosophical depth that lingers long after the final line.
Language
en
Duration
~35 minutes (34K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Alan Light. HTML version by Al Haines.
Release date
1994-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1892–1950
Remembered for lyric poems that feel both intimate and fearless, this American writer helped bring poetry to a wide popular audience in the early 20th century. Her work blends musical grace with sharp feeling, whether she is writing about love, freedom, beauty, or loss.
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