Inspiration for the Spirit

A lovely place to wander for poetry and inspiration to soothe the soul

  • Home
  • About
  • Poetry
  • Essays
  • Inspiration
  • Quotes
  • Reflections
  • Guestbook
  • Archives

Sara Teasdale

← Previous Poet |

Sara TeasdaleSara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American lyrical poet who enjoyed both public admiration and critical acclaim during her lifetime. Her work is characterized by its simplicity and clarity, her use of classical forms, and her passionate and romantic subject matter. Teasdale’s first poem appeared in Reedy’s Mirror, a local newspaper, in 1907. Later that same year, she published her first collection of poetry, Sonnets to Duse, and Other Poems. A second collection, Helen of Troy and Other Poems, followed in 1911, and a third collection, Rivers to the Sea (1915), became a bestseller and was reprinted several times. In 1918, Teasdale won both the Poetry Society of America’s annual prize and the Columbia University Poetry Society Prize (which later became the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry) for her collection, Love Songs (1917). She published three more volumes of poems in her lifetime—Flame and Shadow (1920), Dark of the Moon (1926), and Stars To-night (1930).

“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.” —Sara Teasdale

20 poems

wintere window A Winter Night
After Love
Alchemy
girl Barter
holding hands Because
Grandfather’s Love
In a Garden
blue night Lovely Chance
May Day
Old Tunes
Snowfall
rain in the city Spring Rain
lovers kissing The Return
Those Who Love
"The Red Kimono" by Georg Hendrik Breitner, oil on panel, 1894 To E
radiating peace Two Songs for Solitude
Union Square
forlorn redhead When Love Goes
"Winter's Silent Night" by Janine Riley, watercolor, 2012 Winter Stars
Young Love

More on Sara Teasdale

The Poetry Foundation
Poets.org
Project Gutenberg
University of Delaware
Wikipedia

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

The Poetry Pages

My Poems
Classic Poets
Selected Poems
Classic Love Poems
Zen Poetry, Haiku, and Wisdom

Featured Poem

The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth … Read more
"Golden Tears" by Anne Marie Zylberman
babbling brook
old house
"Winter's Silent Night" by Janine Riley, watercolor, 2012
floral illustration
sad tree
Sitem♥p

"In the woods, every breath is a poem. The words form in the sunbeams, to those who look for them." —Daisey Verlaef

Explore and Enjoy

aging art autumn being female children compassion courage death divorce encouragement family father flowers forgiveness friendship grief & sadness happiness hope inner peace inspiring life living loneliness love love lost loving yourself marriage mindful living mother mountains music Native American people places positive attitude poverty quotes relationships sex & sexuality simple pleasures solitude spirit spring winter writing

Inspiration for the Spirit EST 2002 • Copyright © 2023 Patricia Petro • LOGIN