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It’s winter, the perfect season for curling up with a poem—or ten. Winter strikes different poets in different ways; some of these poems are as pensive and quiet as a long dark night, while others shimmer with holiday twinkle. We’ve gathered some examples of verse about the season, from famous poets like Dylan Thomas and H.D., to others who may be new to you.

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Here are ten gems from JSTOR’s digital library, available here for free download:

“The Winter Seasons,” by Richard Frost

“Winter Evening,” by  Alexander Pushkin (trans. Eugene Mark Kayden) 

“Snow,” by Lucy Larcom

“Winter Poem,” by Margan Dutton

“First Snow, Brooklyn Harbor,” by Arthur Gregor

“First Light, Late Winter,” by Floyd Skloot

“Winter Remembered,” by John Crowe Ransom

“Last Winter,” by H.D. 

“A Winter’s Tale,” by Dylan Thomas

“A Suite for Winter,” by Francis Fergusson

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The Winter Seasons [Poem]
By: Richard Frost
The Sewanee Review , Vol. 70, No. 4 (Autumn, 1962), p. 608
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Winter Evening
By: Alexander Pushkin and Eugene Mark Kayden
The Sewanee Review, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1942), pp. 526-527
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Snow
By: Lucy Larcom
The Crayon , Vol. 6, No. 2 (Feb., 1859), p. 37
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winter Poem
By: Margan Dutton
Poetry , Vol. 49, No. 6 (Mar., 1937), p. 319
Poetry Foundation
First Snow, Brooklyn Harbor
By: Arthur Gregor
The Sewanee Review , Vol. 68, No. 1 (Winter, 1960), pp. 95-99
The Johns Hopkins University Press
First Light, Late Winter
By: Floyd Skloot
The Sewanee Review , Vol. 114, No. 2 (Spring, 2006), p. 243
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Winter Remembered
By: John Crowe Ransom
The Sewanee Review , Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan., 1922), p. 1
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Last Winter
By: H. D.
Poetry, Vol. 77, No. 3 (Dec., 1950), pp. 125-134
Poetry Foundation
A Winter's Tale
By: Dylan Thomas
Poetry , Vol. 66, No. 4 (Jul., 1945), pp. 175-180
Poetry Foundation
A Suite for Winter
By: Francis Fergusson
The Sewanee Review, Vol. 63, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1955), pp. 241-245
The Johns Hopkins University Press