Sidney Lanier poem, circa 1880

Summary

Creator:

Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881

Date:

circa 1880

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 manuscript)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Sidney Lanier poem, ms 1425. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

One note card containing handwritten verses from Sunrise, the first segment of Hymns of the Marshes, signed by Sidney Lanier. The present manuscript differs slightly in both wording and punctuation from the published version in Poems of Sidney Lanier edited by Mary Day Lanier.

Biographical / historical:

Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) was a poet, novelist, and composer born in Macon, Georgia.

For more information, see the article Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Poetry.

Places:

Glynn County (Ga.) -- Poetry.

Preferred citation:

Sidney Lanier poem, ms 1425. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.