H.D. — English Poetry Library

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H.D.1886–196119th century Hilda Doolittle was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded the avant-garde Imagist group of poets with American expatriate poet and critic Ezra Pound. During this early period, her minimalist free verse poems depicting Classical motifs drew international attention. Eventually distancing herself from the Imagist movement, she experimented with a wider variety of forms, including fiction, memoir, and verse drama. Reflecting the trauma she experienced in London during the Blitz, H.D.'s poetic style from World War II until her death pivoted towards complex long poems on esoteric and pacifist themes.

Poems

150 poems

A GIRL5 lines
A Hymn To God The Father18 lines
A WOMAN AND HER DEAD HUSBAND60 lines
ACCIDENT16 lines
ACON14 lines
Air And Angels28 lines
Alexander's Feast; Or, The Power Of Music141 lines
AN ANTHOLOGY4 lines
Another crawled--too late--22 lines
APPROACH9 lines
As I pass down the corridor25 lines
Audio formats available:5 lines
BALLAD OF ANOTHER OPHELIA33 lines
BIBLIOGRAPHY 934 lines
But the shadow of them6 lines
CAOIDH AIRSON COR NA GAIDHEALTACHD AGUS FOGRADH NAN GAIDHEAL.89 lines
Celestial Music39 lines
CHILDHOOD10 lines
CITIES103 lines
Darkness!15 lines
Elegy IX: The Autumnal50 lines
EVENING19 lines
Failte na Ban-phrionnsa do’n Ghaidhealtachd.114 lines
Farewell, Ungrateful Traitor!24 lines
FIREFLIES IN THE CORN31 lines
For me silks are outspread.14 lines
FRAGMENT26 lines
From The Ladies Defence77 lines
Happy The Man8 lines
Have the rocks hidden her voice?4 lines
HERMES OF THE WAYS29 lines
Holy Sonnet I: Tho Has Made Me14 lines
Holy Sonnet II: As Due By Many Titles I Resign14 lines
Holy Sonnet III: O Might Those Sighs And Tears Return Again14 lines
Holy Sonnet IV: Oh My Black Soul! Now Art Thou Summoned14 lines
Holy Sonnet IX: If Poisonous Minerals, And If That Tree14 lines
Holy Sonnet V: I Am A Little World Made Cunningly14 lines
Holy Sonnet VI: This Is My Play's Last Scene, Here Heavens Appoint14 lines
Holy Sonnet VII: At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners Blow14 lines
Holy Sonnet VIII: If Faithful Souls Be Alike Glorified14 lines
Holy Sonnet X: Death Be Not Proud14 lines
Holy Sonnet XI: Spit In My Face You Jews, And Pierce My Side14 lines
Holy Sonnet XII: Why Are We By All Creatures Waited On?14 lines
Holy Sonnet XIII: What If This Present Were The World's Last Night?14 lines
Holy Sonnet XIX: Oh, To Vex Me, Contraries Meet In One14 lines
Holy Sonnet XV: Wilt Thou Love God, As He Thee? Then Digest14 lines
Holy Sonnet XVI: Father, Part Of His Double Interest14 lines
Holy Sonnet XVII: Since She Whom I Loved14 lines
Holy Sonnet XVIII: Show me, dear Christ, thy Spouse, so bright and clear14 lines
HOUSES14 lines
HUNTRESS26 lines
II23 lines
II18 lines
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II5 lines
II14 lines
II19 lines
II4 lines
II13 lines
II16 lines
II12 lines
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III15 lines
III14 lines
III54 lines
III24 lines
III21 lines
III17 lines
ILLICIT14 lines
In my Lesbos and Achaia7 lines
Instead of pearls--a wrought clasp--94 lines
It is a red sea14 lines
It made me glad to be by you.9 lines
IV16 lines
IV5 lines
IV16 lines
IV55 lines
JOHN GOULD FLETCHER24 lines
Language: English44 lines
LEMURES4 lines
Light! I know it is light.9 lines
LONDON EXCURSION25 lines
LOSS14 lines
LUNCH16 lines
MALADY5 lines
MID-DAY26 lines
MID-FLIGHT24 lines
Monotonous domes of bowler-hats4 lines
Music-hall posters squall out:23 lines
NEW LOVE4 lines
NIGHT20 lines
October 20065 lines
On black bare trees a stale cream moon6 lines
ORCHARD31 lines
OREAD6 lines
ORION DEAD5 lines
PEAR TREE16 lines
PERIPETEIA14 lines
PRISONERS45 lines
PURSUIT53 lines
Quivering grass6 lines
ROUND-POND6 lines
SEA GARDEN7 lines
SEA GODS20 lines
SEA IRIS14 lines
SEA LILY20 lines
SEA POPPIES17 lines
SEA ROSE13 lines
SEA VIOLET17 lines
Section 2.15 lines
Section 3.16 lines
Section 4.27 lines
SHELTERED GARDEN58 lines
So arise and face me.16 lines
Song (Go And Catch A Falling Star)27 lines
Song From Marriage-A-La-Mode16 lines
Song To A Fair Young Lady Going Out Of Town In The Spring24 lines
STATION20 lines
STORM13 lines
THE BLUE SYMPHONY20 lines
THE CLIFF TEMPLE29 lines
THE CONTEST5 lines
The cornel-wood blazes4 lines
The Dream30 lines
THE FAUN SEES SNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME20 lines
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE7 lines
The Funeral24 lines
THE GARDEN7 lines
THE HELMSMAN43 lines
THE MOWERS16 lines
THE POOL5 lines
The Primrose30 lines
The Prohibition24 lines
THE SHRINE33 lines
The water is cold to the eye7 lines
THE WIND SLEEPERS26 lines
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To The Memory Of Mr Oldham25 lines
Transcriber’s notes5 lines
TRANSPOSITION38 lines
TREES28 lines
WALK23 lines
We bring deep-purple4 lines
Why do you always stand there shivering24 lines
Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow16 lines
With the turn and grasp of your wrist8 lines
Woman's Constancy17 lines
You are white--a limb of cypress4 lines
You stood almost level18 lines