The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Whippoorwill

Watters, A. "The Whippoorwill." New York Saturday Press, July 12, 1859, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A poem about the whippoorwill, a bird that is a harbinger of night and a somber, gloomy mood. The speaker is drawn to this bird as he walks the lonely paths.