thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird was written on october 1917.
thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird was written on october 1917.
when was thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird written?
october 1917
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"thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird" is a poem from wallace stevens's first book of poetry, "harmonium." the poem consists of thirteen short, separate sections, each of which mentions blackbirds in some way. although inspired by haiku, none of the sections meets the traditional definition of haiku. it was first published in october 1917 by alfred kreymborg in "others: an anthology of the new verse" and two months later in the december issue of "".









































section::::analysis.
thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird
the poem has inspired a number of musicians, including the american contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird which derived their name from the poem's eighth stanza which makes references to "noble accents/and lucid, inescapable rhythms", and inspired several specific compositions as well:









































bullet::::- "thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird", by lukas foss, "thirteen ways", by thomas albert;









































bullet::::- "thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird", by james tenney









































bullet::::- "thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird", by louise talma for tenor/soprano, oboe/flute, and piano;
thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird