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By Austin Allen. Is any poem more of a public institution than “ The New Colossus ”? Since 1903, when it was first displayed on a plaque inside the base of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus ’s signature sonnet has become one of the most renowned and quoted poems on the planet.
The New Colossus. By Emma Lazarus. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand. A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame. Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name. Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand.
Posthumously famous for her sonnet, "The New Colossus," which is engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus is considered America's first important Jewish poet
The poem compares the Statue of Liberty to the ancient Greek Colossus of Rhodes, presenting this "new colossus" as a patroness of immigrants rather than a symbol of military might. The statue's role and the poem's hopeful, unironic tone offer an idealistic vision of America's role on the world stage as a welcomer and protector of immigrants .
1 Summary. 2 Detailed Analysis. 3 Historical Context. Summary. In short form, this is a poem that was inspired by the Statue of Liberty. In the poem, Lazarus depicts the Statue of Liberty as a woman who is welcoming all of those who need a home, and she names her the Mother of Exiles.
Commissioned by Liberty Mutual, “Harbor” is a ghazal-form poem of hope that seeks a sense of communion and community across all forms of difference. It celebrates what Lady Liberty means to the world today in the same vein of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” written in 1883.
About. Genius Annotation. 2 contributors. This famous sonnet by Emma Lazarus is engraved on a bronze plaque mounted inside the lower level of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The poem...
