Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Poetry and Art

SABCL - Volume 27

Part 2. On His Own and Others’ Poetry
Section 1. On His Poetry and Poetic Method
On the Publication of His Poetry

A Selection of Short Poems

1 Transformation

2 Bird of Fire √

3 Rose of God √

4 Who?

5 Revelation

6 To the Sea

7 God

8 Invitation

9 Epigram on Goethe

10 Renewal

11 Descent

12 Estelle (I find this is not a translation)

I think these may be sent for his own selection of six. No translation or extracts from dramas or long poems are included, only short poems and small lyrics.

The mark √ means that we think these two ought to be included in any selection made.