Lines on Ale

by Edgar Allan Poe

　　

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Poe may have written this poem at Washington Tavern in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1848 to pay his drinking tab. The original copy hung on the wall of the tavern until about 1920. What a shame, the tavern's been replaced by a Dunkin' Donuts.

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John French Sloan, McSorley's Bar, 1912

　　Filled with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions clamber Through the chamber of my brain. Quaintest thoughts, queerest fancies Come to life and fade away. What care I how time advances; I am drinking ale today.

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Lines on Ale was featured as TheShort Story of the Day on Fri, Apr 07, 2023

　　

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Lines on Ale is featured in our collection of 100 Great Poems and Drink Poems

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