Robert Mezey (1935-2020) was a poet, critic, and translator. His Collected Poems 1952-1999 received the 2002 Poet’s Prize.
Poetry
Winter 1957
Corinna in Vendome
Darling, each morning a blooded rose Lures the sunlight in, and shows Her soft, moist and secret part; See now, before you go to bed, Her skirts replaced, her darker […]
Poetry
Winter 1957
The Groundkeeper’s Complaint
She slept beside that doorway for an hour. Her friends stood shivering around her bed; They said they loved her, that they always had, Even in cold weather. She slept […]
Poetry
Winter 1957
Dusk Near a Mental Hospital
The wind this afternoon Is dying. The old moon Floats and tilts on the swell Of an intense sky, Whose shores are rising clouds Ignited by the sun. (Who climbs […]
Poetry
Summer 1954
An Acquittal
Winter will not let go of earth. The lust Of the listless sun finds April difficult, Mildly astonished that frost fights so hard. The black earth still is tough in […]
Poetry
Summer 1954
Pakim Pond, New Jersey
I. The water of Pakim Pond is red. From a distance, the sky’s in the pond And the pond’s blue. But scoop some in your hands. The sky blue, the […]