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Jane Kenyon

Jane Kenyon
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Jane Kenyon

Born: 23 May 1947 • Died: 22 April 1945

Jane Kenyon was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and earned both her BA and MA from the University of Michigan. Kenyon published four volumes of poetry during her life: From Room to Room (1978), The Boat of Quiet Hours (1986), Let Evening Come (1990), and Constance (1993), and, as translator, Twenty Poems of Anna Akmatova (1985). (Source)

Poems by Jane Kenyon

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The Visit by Jane Kenyon

December 16, 2011
"The last clever story has been told / and answered with laughter." – Jane Kenyon
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Portrait of a Figure near Water by Jane Kenyon

October 2, 2011
"She observed her life: against her will / it survived the unwavering flame." – Jane Kenyon
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The Shirt by Jane Kenyon

May 28, 2011
"Lucky shirt." — Jane Kenyon
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Otherwise by Jane Kenyon

February 19, 2011
"I slept in a bed / in a room with paintings / on the walls, and / planned another day / just like this day." — Jane Kenyon
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Let Evening Come by Jane Kenyon

September 17, 2005
“Let it come, as it will, and don't / be afraid. God does not leave us / comfortless, so let evening come.” — Jane Kenyon
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The Blue Bowl by Jane Kenyon

September 8, 2005
“and a robin / burbles from a dripping bush / like the neighbor who means well / but always says the wrong thing.” – Jane Kenyon