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. (1859-7-12).
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.