Amy Lowell’s debut book of 1912 gathers sonnets and lyrics written before she joined the Imagists: a poor lover bowed before an altar, Venetian glass, a Japanese wood-carving, a coloured print by Shokei, a winter ride, and a sonnet prompted by the cover of a volume of Keats. The title comes from Shelley’s image of life staining eternity.
A chance to watch a major modernist find her voice in the traditional forms she would soon abandon. Download the free EPUB.