Poetic Openings : Conrad Aiken to Conrad Aiken

Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 03: 13: The Half-shut Doors Through Which We Heard That Music : First Line : The half-shut doors through which we heard that music
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 01: Clairvoyant : First Line : ‘This envelope you say has something in it
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 02: Death: And A Derisive Chorus : First Line : The door is shut. She leaves the curtained office,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 03: Palimpsest: A Deceitful Portrait : First Line : Well, as you say, we live for small horizons:
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 04: Counterpoint: Two Rooms : First Line : He, in the room above, grown old and tired,

Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 05: The Bitter Love-song : First Line : No, I shall not say why it is that I love you—
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 06: Cinema : First Line : As evening falls,
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : The House Of Dust: Part 04: 07: The Sun Goes Down In A Cold Pale Flare Of Light : First Line : The sun goes down in a cold pale flare of light.
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : Violet Moore And Bert Moore : First Line : He thinks her little feet should pass
Poet : Conrad Aiken : Poem : Zudora : First Line : Here on the pale beach, in the darkness;