“Oh, to be alive in such an age, when miracles are everywhere, and every inch of common air throbs a tremendous prophecy, of greater marvels yet to be.”
~Angela Morgan, from The Hour has Struck War Poem and other Poems, 1914
Thank you so much for letting us know! Quite shocking that so many sources attribute it to Walt Whitman, although it’s easy to see why it could be confused since it is similar to some of his poems. It actually took me a while to be able to track down the all the source information on Angela Morgan. Thank you Marlene!
3 comments
Marlene says:
Aug 24, 2011
Beautiful pictures! But the poem, although often quoted to be by Walt Whitman, is by Angela Morgan.
http://sally_trone.tripod.com/inspiration3.html
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mm says:
Aug 24, 2011
Thank you so much for letting us know! Quite shocking that so many sources attribute it to Walt Whitman, although it’s easy to see why it could be confused since it is similar to some of his poems. It actually took me a while to be able to track down the all the source information on Angela Morgan. Thank you Marlene!
Lee says:
Oct 20, 2012
Sad but true – the work of women is so often attributed to men …