Oread
Whirl up, sea—
Whirl your pointed pines.
Splash your great pines
On our rocks.
Hurl your green over us—
Cover us with your pools of fir.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
"Oread", is one of Hilda Doolittle earliest and best-known poems. First published in the founding issue of BLAST on 20 June 1914.
Author
H.D.
Born in 1886, Hilda Doolittle was one of the leaders of the Imagist movement. She published numerous poetry collections, including Sea Garden (Constable and Company, 1916) and Helen in Egypt (Grove Press, 1961). She died in 1961.
Date Published
01/01/1915