"The House of Orchids, and Other Poems" by George Sterling is a poetic journey through love, loss, and the wonders of the natural world. Sterling uses expressive words to create poems that reflect on what it means to be human. He paints pictures with his unique sensory language, making abstract ideas feel real and bringing emotional depth to concepts like beauty and mortality. As readers weave through the collection, they're invited to consider their own perspectives on these important aspects of life. The poems connect with themes of longing and memory. They explore big questions about life, death, and the world around us. Sterling blends personal experiences with universal truths, so the words feel both intimate and larger than life.
The House of Orchids, and Other Poems
By George Sterling
Explore a poet's heart as he unpacks themes of fleeting beauty and the deep questions of existence through the power of lyrical verse.
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About the AuthorGeorge Sterling was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was considered a prominent poet and playwright and proponent of Bohemianism during the first quarter of the twentieth century. His work was admired by writers as diverse as Ambrose Bierce, Theodore Dreiser, Robinson Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, and Clark Ashton Smith. In addition, Sterling played a major role in the growth of the California cities of Oakland, Piedmont, and Carmel-by-the-Sea.
George Sterling was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was considered a prominent poet and playwright and proponent of Bohemianism during the first quarter of the twentieth century. His work was admired by writers as diverse as Ambrose Bierce, Theodore Dreiser, Robinson Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair, and Clark Ashton Smith. In addition, Sterling played a major role in the growth of the California cities of Oakland, Piedmont, and Carmel-by-the-Sea.
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