Poetic Openings : C. S. Lewis to Vachel Lindsay
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : The Star Bath :
First Line : A place uplifted towards the midnight sky
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : The Witch :
First Line : Trapped amid the woods with guile
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : To Sleep :
First Line : I will find out a place for thee, O Sleep—
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : Tu Ne Quaesieris :
First Line : For all the lore of Lodge and Myers
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : Victory :
First Line : Roland is dead, Cuchulain’s crest is low,
Poet : C. S. Lewis :
Poem : World's Desire :
First Line : Love, there is a castle built in a country desolate,
Poet : Vachel Lindsay :
Poem : A Colloquial Reply: To Any Newsboy :
First Line : If you lay for Iago at the stage door with a brick
Poet : Vachel Lindsay :
Poem : A Curse For Kings :
First Line : A curse upon each king who leads his state,
Poet : Vachel Lindsay :
Poem : A Dirge For A Righteous Kitten :
First Line : To be intoned, all but the two italicized lines, which are
Poet : Vachel Lindsay :
Poem : A Net To Snare The Moonlight :
First Line : [What the Man of Faith said]
