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Poetry collection by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Unicorn and Other Poems: 1935–1955
AuthorAnne Morrow Lindbergh
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPantheon Books
Publication date1956
Publication placeUnited States
Pages86

The Unicorn and Other Poems is a 1956 poetry collection by the American writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The poems span from the period 1935–1955.

Contents

  • Love. The man and the child
  • Alms
  • The little mermaid
  • Even
  • Two citadels
  • A leaf, a flower, and a stone
  • Interior tree
  • Death. A final cry
  • No angels
  • Elegy under the stars
  • Testament
  • Presence
  • Mountain
  • All saints' day
  • Second sowing
  • Captive spirit. Losing in
  • Security
  • Dogwood
  • No harvest ripening
  • The stone
  • Pilgrim
  • Saint for our time
  • The unicorn
  • Open sky. Space
  • Winter tree
  • Pas de deux-winter
  • Ascent
  • Flight of birds
  • Back to the islands
  • Wind of time. Presentiment
  • Within the wave
  • Family album
  • Broken shell
  • Revisitation
  • Bare tre

Reception

The book sold well but was overall poorly received by critics, which made Lindbergh feel ashamed of her poems. Kirkus Reviews described the book as "the poetic versions of almost the same themes as Gift from the Sea", and wrote that these themes "are caught up here in a new freshness which will have its appeal to women who experience many of these emotions in common". The critic wrote that the quality is high enough "to win Anne Lindbergh a place among outstanding women poets".

References

  1. Hertog, Susan (1999). Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life. p. 440. ISBN 0-385-72007-6.
  2. Staff writer (1956-09-10). "The Unicorn and Other Poems by Anne Morrow Lindbergh". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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