The Children of the Night
The Children of the Night
By Edwin Arlington Robinson
28 Jan, 2020
Children of the Night was the second volume of poetry published by the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson. While the volume was weakly received, President Theodore Roosevelt's son Kermit introduced the work to his father who, knowing his straits,
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Children of the Night was the second volume of poetry published by the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson. While the volume was weakly received, President Theodore Roosevelt's son Kermit introduced the work to his father who, knowing his straits, secured Robinson a job at the NY Customs Office.
Notable poems include "John Evereldown", "Richard Cory", "Ruben Bright", and "Luke Havergal" which was included in Harold Bloom's Best Poems of the English Language. Less