Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb
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Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb
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"Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb" is a poem from Wallace Stevens's first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). It was first published in 1921, so it is in the public domain. This is a poem about the other side of death, optimistically hallooing the departed for news that they are still "about and still about", pessimistically anticipating that the burials that occur each day are a portal into nothingness, "the one abysmal night". It may be compared with "The Worms at Heaven's Gate", which presents de
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Poem by Wallace Stevens
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