Emma Lazarus Poems

Emma Lazarus was a poet who is also remembered for her work as an activist and translator. Her best-known work, ‘The New Colossus’ is inscribed on a bronze plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty. She authored collections like Poems and Ballads of Heine and Jewish Poems and Translations. Poems in Prose was her last book. It was published in 1887.

The New Colossus

by Emma Lazarus

Here is an analysis of Emma Lazarus’ poem ‘The New Colossus’, which is a sonnet that has inspired countless Americans. In

Venus of the Louvre

by Emma Lazarus

‘Venus of the Louvre’ by Emma Lazarus describes the sights seen and emotions experienced by a narrator who is visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Emma Lazarus Poems

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