Postcards for National Poetry Month

By Cierra Bland, Social Media Manager
April 1, 2021
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April is National Poetry Month and The New York Public Library is celebrating with poems that capture the spirit of the city we’ve called home for 125 years. 

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My true-love clasped me by the hand, 	And from our garden alley, Looked o’er the landscape seamed with sea 	And rich with hill and valley, And said, “We’ve found a pleasant place 	As fair as thine and my land A calm abode, a flowery home, 	In sunny Stat

Statue of Liberty with Staten Island Ferry in foreground. Image from NYPL Digital Collections, ID: 105188

Far down, down through the city’s great gaunt gut The gray train rushing bears the weary wind; In the packed cars the fans the crowd’s breath cut, Leaving the sick and heavy air behind. And pale-cheeked children seek the upper door To gi

Looking Out, Looking In. Old Man in Russian Hat: Black Woman in White Headscarf and Coat. Image from NYPL Digital Collections,  ID: 5038732

One morning, headed for the Avenue, 	On Thirty-second Street, the big green Bus, 	Blocked by the traffic there, drew up to us, And from it looked a pretty girl in blue. (My friendly Boss was whistling like a bird, 	While factory-men were loading up fo

Woman standing on front stoop. New York, NY.  Image from NYPL Digital Collections, ID: 5761828

With the man I love who loves me not, I walked in the street-lamps' flare; We watched the world go home that night In a flood through Union Square. I leaned to catch the words he said That were light as a snowflake falling; Ah well that he never leaned t

Manhattan: Union Square - [Union Square Park.]. Image via NYPL Digital Collections, ID: 723584F

The trees along this city street, Save for the traffic and the trains, Would make a sound as thin and sweet As trees in country lanes. And people standing in their shade Out of a shower, undoubtedly Would hear such

George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive and 179th Street, Manhattan. Image from NYPL  Digital Collections, ID: 482785

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