Poet

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes has 8 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. A Farewell to Agassiz by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "How the mountains talked together," — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "A Farewell to Agassiz"

   nature, love, death
2. A Parody on “A Psalm of Life” by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "Life is real, life is earnest," — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "A Parody on “A Psalm of Life”"

   nature, death, war
3. Bill and Joe by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "COME, dear old comrade, you and I" — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Bill and Joe"

   nature, love, death
4. Brother Jonathan's Lament by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "SHE has gone,-- she has left us in passion and pride,--" — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Brother Jonathan's Lament"

   nature, love, death
5. Dorothy Q. by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "GRANDMOTHER's mother: her age, I guess," — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Dorothy Q."

   nature, love, death
6. The Flower of Liberty by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "WHAT flower is this that greets the morn," — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Flower of Liberty"

   nature, love, death
7. The Height of the Ridiculous by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "I WROTE some lines once on a time" — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Height of the Ridiculous"

   nature, death, identity
8. The Old Man Dreams by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   "OH for one hour of youthful joy!" — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Old Man Dreams"

   nature, love, death