O to Be a Dragon
1957
First Published
3.56
Average Rating
136
Number of Pages
Fifteen poems about dragons, jellyfish, the Brooklyn Dodgers and more, with endnotes. "The endless musical and structural possibilities of Miss Moore's invention, " writes W.H. Auden, "are a treasure from which all future English poets will be able to plunder. I have already stolen a great deal myself."
Avg Rating
3.56
Number of Ratings
50
5 STARS
18%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
34%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Marianne Moore
Author · 15 books
Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American Modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit.
