Robert Bridges

The story of Bridges's reputation is the reverse of the usual sad tale of lifelong obscurity and of fame achieved only after suffering and death—that does summarize the artistic biography of Bridges's very close

Birds that sing on autumn eves, The

by Robert Bridges (1844–1930)

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The birds that sing on autumn eves

Among the golden-tinted leaves,

Are but the few that true remain

Of budding May's rejoicing train.

Like autumn flowers that brave the frost,

And make their show when hope is lost,

These 'mong the fruits and mellow scent

Mourn not the high-sunned summer spent.

Their notes thro' all the jocund spring

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What American poet invented a poetic form, based on Japanese forms, that consisted of a single stanza with lines of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 2 syllables successively?

Answer

Adelaide Crapsey called this form a "cinquain." She also is credited with codifying the rhymed epigram couplet.

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