Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

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"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" is a poem by Wallace Stevens. It appears in his 1922 book, Harmonium. It consists of thirteen short, separate poems, all of which mention blackbirds in some way. Although inspired by haiku, none of the segments is actually haiku. In this poem Stevens is able to convey the message that 'death comes to all that lives.'

The poem has been the inspiration for at least two pieces of music: Thirteen Ways, by Thomas Albert;[1] and Blackbirds, for Flute and Bassoon, Gregory Youtz.[2]

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird - text of poem.

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  1. ^ Thirteen Ways
  2. ^ Blackbirds, for Flute and Bassoon
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