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Itwasbareandbright,andsmelledlikeastable—
Ann Patchett, novelist
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Andboughtamorningpaper,whichneitherofusread;
John Cameron Mitchell, actor
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Wewereverytired,wewereverymerry—
Wehadgonebackandforthallnightontheferry.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet
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[–><!–>Whitman is talking to Millay’s future nocturnal passengers, and to the rhymers and dreamers who would populate the metropolis in centuries to come. To Hart Crane, who hymned “the harp and altar” of the Brooklyn Bridge. To Audre Lorde, who wrote about–><!–>
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Today’s activity: What line is this?
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Question 1/3
We’ve written a couplet using emoji. Translate it back into words.
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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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