The Unicorn and Other Poems

The Unicorn and Other Poems: 1935–1955
AuthorAnne Morrow Lindbergh
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPantheon Books
Publication date
1956
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.[1] 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".[2]

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.