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Kenyon, Jane.

Let evening come : poems / by Jane Kenyon.

Saint Paul : Graywolf Press, 1990.

70 pages ; 24 cm

Somber poems deal with the end of summer, winter dawn, travel, mortality, childhood, education, nature and the spiritual aspects of life.

Poetry.

Poetry.

Three songs at the end of summer -- After the hurricane -- After working long on one thing -- Waking in January before dawn -- Catching frogs -- In the grove: the poet at ten -- The pear -- Christmas away from home -- Taking down the tree -- Dark morning: snow -- Small early valentine -- After the dinner party -- Leaving Barbados -- The blue bowl -- The letter -- We let the boat drift -- Spring changes -- Insomnia -- April chores -- The clearing -- Work -- Private beach -- At the Spanish Steps in Rome -- Waiting -- Staying at grandma's -- Church fair -- A boy goes into the world -- The three Susans -- Learning in the first grade -- At the public market museum: Charleston, South Carolina -- Lines for Akhmatova -- Heavy summer rain -- September garden party -- While we were arguing -- Dry winter -- On the aisle -- At the winter solstice -- The guest -- Father and son -- Three crows -- Spring snow -- Ice out -- Going away -- Now where? -- Letter to Alice -- After an illness, walking the dog -- Wash day -- Geranium -- Cultural exchange -- Homesick -- Summer: 6:00 A.M. -- Walking notes: Hamden, Connecticut -- Last days -- Looking at stars -- At the dime store -- Let evening come -- With the dog at sunrise.

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