American Literature

Selected Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Emerson is much better known today for his prose, but during his life, he was at least as well known for his poetry. After the twin influences of Whitman and Dickinson, Emerson's poetry began to fall out of favor, but it is still a good representation of what passed for proper poetry in the 19th century.

Concord Hymn
Grace
Give All to Love
Earth-song