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Poetry Challenge: Memorize ‘Recuerdo’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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[–><!–>“Recuerdo,” first published in 1919 in Poetry magazine, is the recollection of a night out on the town — or more precisely on the water, presumably the stretch of New York Harbor served by the Staten Island Ferry. We asked some friends of the Book Review — poets, novelists, playwrights, actors and other literature lovers — to recite it for us, and a bunch said yes.–><!–>

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RecuerdobyEdnaSt.VincentMillay

Wewereverytired,wewereverymerry

Wehadgonebackandforthallnightontheferry.

Itwasbareandbright,andsmelledlikeastable

Butwelookedintoafire,weleanedacrossatable,

Welayonahilltopunderneaththemoon;

Andthewhistleskeptblowing,andthedawncamesoon.

Ada Limón, U.S. poet laureate

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Wewereverytired,wewereverymerry

Wehadgonebackandforthallnightontheferry;

Andyouateanapple,andIateapear,

Fromadozenofeachwehadboughtsomewhere;

Andtheskywentwan,andthewindcamecold,

Andthesunrosedripping,abucketfulofgold.

Ina Garten, cook and author

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Wewereverytired,wewereverymerry,

Wehadgonebackandforthallnightontheferry.

Wehailed,Goodmorrow,mother!toashawlcoveredhead,

Andboughtamorningpaper,whichneitherofusread;

Andshewept,Godblessyou!fortheapplesandpears,

Andwegaveherallourmoneybutoursubwayfares.

Ethan Hawke, actor

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Your first task: Learn the first two lines!

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Question 1/3

Let’s start with the refrain. Fill in the rhyming words.

Wewereverytired,wewereverymerry

Wehadgonebackandforthallnightontheferry.

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Tap a word above to fill in the highlighted blank. Need help? Click “See Full Poem
& Readings” at the top of the page.

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Edited by Gregory Cowles, Alicia DeSantis, Nick Donofrio and Joumana Khatib. Additional editing by
Emily Eakin, Tina Jordan, Laura Thompson and Emma Lumeij. Design and development by Umi Syam and
Eden Weingart. Additional design by Victoria Pandeirada. Video production by Caroline Kim.
Additional video production by McKinnon de Kuyper. Photo editing by Erica Ackerberg. Illustration
art direction by Tala Safie.

Illustrations by Hannah Robinson.

Audio of “Recuerdo” from “Edna St. Vincent Millay in Readings From Her Poems” (1941, RCA); accompanying
photograph from Associated Press.

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