Children of the Night (poetry collection)

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The Children of the Night: A Book of Poems
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Title page for The Children of the Night (1897)
Author Edwin Arlington Robinson
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
Publication date
1897
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

The Children of the Night: A Book of Poems was the second volume of poetry published by the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson. While the volume was weakly received, President Theodore Roosevelt's son Kermit introduced the work to his father who, knowing his straits, secured Robinson a job at the NY Customs Office.

Contents

Content

Notable poems include "John Evereldown", "Richard Cory", "Reuben Bright", and "Luke Havergal" which was included in Harold Bloom's Best Poems of the English Language.

In July 2008, Project Gutenberg released the 1905 printing of the 1897 edition, containing the following poems: [1]

References

  1. Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson.