Poetic Openings : Paul Laurence Dunbar to T. S. Eliot

Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : When Dey 'listed Colored Soldiers : First Line : Dey was talkin' in de cabin, dey was talkin' in de hall;
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : When Malindy Sings : First Line : G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy --
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : Why Fades A Dream? : First Line : Why fades a dream?
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : A Cooking Egg : First Line : En l’an trentiesme do mon aage
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Ash Wednesday : First Line : I

Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Aunt Helen : First Line : Miss Helen Slingsby was my maiden aunt,
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Burbank With A Baedeker: Bleistein With A Cigar : First Line : Tra-la-la-la-la-la-laire—nil nisi divinum stabile
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town : First Line : Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones—
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Conversation Galante : First Line : I observe: "Our sentimental friend the moon!
Poet : T. S. Eliot : Poem : Cousin Nancy : First Line : Miss Nancy Ellicott