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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE UNWILLING MUSE, by GUY WETMORE CARRYL Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, nothing in all life worse is Last Line: And the editor's waiting outside. Subject(s): Writer's Block | |||
OH, nothing in all life worse is, For abating superfluous pride, Than having to scribble on verses With the editor waiting outside; I am hearing a lecture on Shelley, Where I ought to be able to dream, But my brain is as vapid as jelly, And I cannot alight on a theme. The bell rings. My friend, the Professor, Is beginning to read out the roll. How time drags! Am I present? Oh, yes, sir, But, oh, what a blank is my soul. I fear that my cunning has left me, Inspiration refuses to guide, The muse of her aid has bereft me, And the editor's waiting outside. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SUNDAY DRIVE THROUGH EAGLE COUNTRY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT by MARIA ABDY POEM - UNFINISHED POEM by THOMAS MCGRATH THE POET PERPLEXT by ROBERT SOUTHEY THE POET'S DELAY by HENRY DAVID THOREAU A LITERARY CRISIS by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS WHEN THE GREAT GRAY SHIPS COME IN [AUGUST 20, 1898] by GUY WETMORE CARRYL A BALLAD IN THE MANNER OF R-DY-RD K-PL-NG by GUY WETMORE CARRYL |
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