Edward Shanks

Edward Shanks was an English poet and critic of the early twentieth century, associated with the Georgian poetry movement. His verse is characterized by traditional forms and a focus on rural and domestic themes. Biografie ↓Mehr ↓

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Edward Shanks

Invitation

O GIRL with honey-coloured hair, And will you come and dance with me ? The night is dark but you can spare Light from your eyes for both to see, And in the shade of trees divine Like a whirled torch your hair will shine. So dance apart and dance away ; The rest about the lanterns gather, But there is light for two to play In any place where we're together, And there is soft long grass and shadow Beneath the rick across the meadow. For love in darkness is at ease And likes no candle save the light Of kindled eyes and glowing tress And bodies luminous with delight.

Edward Shanks

Shadows

Under the leaves of that tremendous oak, Where the low stars lie tangled, there is shade Delusive and the leafy hedges fade Into the darkness like a curling smoke. O in the shadow there, Come with me, love, there let us two repair To mingle with the darkness and be lost, As somewhere viewless ghost with viewless ghost May meet, caress and shiver with sweet pain, Invisibly enamoured. So may we Lie in each other's arms invisibly And touch and see not, kiss and kiss again With lips obscure, That find their way as ardent and as sure In darkness as in day. Come ! there the softly moving shadows play

Biografie

Edward Shanks (1892–1953) was an English poet, critic, and journalist. He was one of the poets included in the Georgian Poetry anthologies, which sought to promote accessible, nature-oriented verse in the years before and during the First World War. Shanks's own poetry typically employs conventional meters and rhyme schemes, often exploring themes of the English countryside, everyday life, and quiet reflection. In addition to his verse, he wrote literary criticism and worked as a newspaper columnist, contributing to the cultural discourse of his time. His work is representative of a conservative strain in early modernist English poetry that valued clarity and tradition over experimental form. While less well-known today than some of his contemporaries, Shanks remains a notable figure in the history of twentieth-century English poetry.

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