Poetry

"The Bereaved Mother’s Address to a Young Friend," Family Reader, (October 20, 1829).

"The Widowed Mother," Family Reader, (October 27, 1829).

"Reflection," Family Reader, (April 20, 1830).

"The Two Knapps," Family Reader, (July 5, 1830).

"The Beggar Boy," Family Reader, (August 3, 1830).

"My steed stands tamping at the gate," Family Reader, (November 30, 1830).

"The Infant Corpse," Family Reader, (March 29, 1831).

"We will roam where the victim roamed," Family Reader, (April 19, 1831).

"The Friendship of Flowers," Family Reader, (July 11, 1831).

"To a Rainbow," Family Reader, (August 16, 1831).

"The Orphan Boy," Family Reader, (September 6, 1831).

"The Joy of Grief," Family Reader, (August 7, 1832).

"My Love for You Dear Ellen," Portland Daily Courier, (July 21, 1837).

“Iretta, The Fairy that would be Immortal,” The Token And Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas And New Year's Present, (1839): 284. [Reprinted in “Iretta, The Fairy that would be Immortal,” The Rover, (1844): 369-371.]

“The Jewish Captive” The Token And Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas And New Year's Present, (1839). [Reprinted in “The Jewish Captive,” The Rover, (1844): 385-6.]

"Ministry of Childhood," The Ladies' Companion 10, (April 1839): 269.

"The Flower of Innocence," The Ladies' Companion 11, (June 1839): 71.

"Birth of the Calla," The Ladies' Companion 11, (August 1839): 181.

"To the Amaranth," Southern Literary Messenger 5, (August 1839): 572.

"Dispute of the Katydids," The Ladies' Companion 11, (October 1839): 296.

"The Water," Southern Literary Messenger 5, (November 1839): 720. [Republished in The Poetical Writings of Elizabeth Oakes Smith. New York, NY: J.S. Redfield, 1845.]

"First Statuist," The Ladies' Companion 12, (December 1839): 75.

“The Velvet Hat,” The Token And Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas And New Year's Present, (1840): 27-8.

“Luxury, Or The Lady-Bird,” The Token And Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas And New Year's Present, (1840): 126-8.

"Night," The Ladies' Companion 12, (April 1840): 271.

"The Dying Boy," The Ladies' Companion 14, (November 1840): 42-4.

“Apology for Cultivating Flowers," The Ladies' Companion 14, (December 1840): 95.

“Childhood’s Laugh,” Godey’s Lady’s Book, (January 1841): 21. [Republished in The Poetical Writings of Elizabeth Oakes Smith. New York, NY: J.S. Redfield, 1845.]

"The Old New England Meeting House," Southern Literary Messenger 7, (September 1841): 607-8.

“The Acorn,” The Rover, 337-9. [Republished in The Rover (1844): 310-12.]

“The Drowned Mariner,” The Token And Atlantic Souvenir: a Christmas And New Year's Present, (1842): 174-7.

“The Sinless Child,” Southern Literary Messenger 7, (January and February 1842): 86-9 and 121-9.

"To the Hudson," The Ladies' Companion 16, (January 1842): 155.

“Progression,” Southern Literary Messenger 8, (April 1842): 241.

"To the Memory of Lucy Hooper," The Ladies' Companion 17, (May 1842): 65.

“Thou Hast Loved,” Graham’s Magazine 21, (July 1842): 3. [Republished in The Poetical Writings of Elizabeth Oakes Smith. New York, NY: J.S. Redfield, 1845.]

"Lights and Shadows," The Ladies' Companion 17, (August 1842): 218.

“To Fanny H,” Graham’s Magazine 21, (September 1842): 131.

"A Sonnet—The Poet," The Ladies' Companion 17, (October 1842): 300.

“To a Babe,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 25 (October 1842): 179.

“Sonnet: The Unattained,” Graham’s Magazine 21, (November 1842): 256.

“Sonnet,” Graham’s Magazine 21, (December 1842): 273.

“The Child and the Rose,” Godey’s Lady’s Book (December 1842): 273.

“To the Park Fountain, New York,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 25, (May 1843): 240.

"Repose," Graham's Magazine 22, (June 1843): 362.

“The First Leaf of Autumn,” The Rover 2/4 (1843): 49.

“Stanzas to—-,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 26, (June 1843): 276.

“The Wife,” Graham’s Magazine 23, (September 1843): 159.

“Sympathy,” Graham’s Magazine 23, (October 1843): 197.

“Twilight—A Sonnet,” Godey’s Lady’s Book (October 1843): 148.

“Stanzas,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 27 (November 1843): 197.

“The Twice Told Seal, the motto being “God Bless You,” Graham’s Magazine 23 (November 1843): 260.

“The April Rain,” The Rover, (1844): 53. [Republished in "The April Rain." Caroline, May. pp. 277-278.]

“The Doomed Fairy,” The Rover, (1844): 281-283. [Reprinted in The Wintergreen, A Perennial Gift for 1844. (New York, NY: Charles Wells & Co, 1844).]

“Love Sheltered,” The Rover, (1844): 49.

“Spiritual Impressions,” The Mourner's Chaplet: an Offering of Sympathy for Bereaved Friends. Selected From American Poets. (Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln 1844): 125-6.

“Song,” The Rover, (1844): 4. [Republished in Graham's Magazine 27, (September 1845): 102.]

“Sonnet to the Opal,” Graham’s Magazine 24 (January 1844): 9. [Republished in The Poetical Writings of Elizabeth Oakes Smith. New York, NY: J.S. Redfield, 1845.]

“The Soul’s Ideal,” Graham’s Magazine 24, (February 1844): 52.

“Distrust- A Sonnet,” Graham’s Magazine 24 (April 1844): 201. [Republished in The Poetical Writings of Elizabeth Oakes Smith. New York, NY: J.S. Redfield, 1845.]

“Sonnet ‘Some Fell by the Wayside,” Graham’s Magazine 24, (April 1844): 150.

“Mental Solitude,” Graham’s Magazine 24 (May 1844): 218. [Republished in Portland Transcript, January 1845.]

“Sympathy – Two Sonnets,” Graham’s Magazine 25 (August 1844): 84.

"Childhood," [illustration of an engraving "Master Harman Tallman," engraved by W.L. Ornsby] The Columbian Magazine 2, (September 1844): 121.

Embury, Emma C, et al. American wild flowers in their native haunts. (New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1845).

"The Sleep of Plants." Embury, Emma C, et al., pp. 20-21.

"The Fairy Flax, Or Flower of Innocence." Embury, Emma C, et al., pp. 45-46.

"Bellwort. Hopelessness. The Omen." Embury, Emma C, et al., pp. 61-64.

"NA-WÌ-QUA: A Metowac Legend." Embury, Emma C, et al., pp. 193-201.

"The Wood Lily: Rustic Beauty, The Rustic Maiden’s Love." Embury, Emma C, et al., pp. 251-252.

“Hallowe’en, or The Fountain,” Graham’s Magazine 26, (1845): 34.

“Life a Mystery,” Graham’s Magazine 26 (1845): 185.

“The Rustic,” Graham’s Magazine 26 (1845): 232.

“Wayfarers: A Sonnet,” Graham’s Magazine 26 (1845): 280.

“The Young Mother,” The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1845): 49-50.

“Summer,” The Rover, (April 5, 1845): 44.

“Birds,” The Rover, (April 12, 1845): 59.

“The Temple of God is Within You,” The Rover, (May 10, 1845): 114.

“Maidenhood,” The Rover, (May 17, 1845): 137.

“The Last Guest,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 31, (July 1845): 24.

"Stanzas,” Graham's Magazine 27, (July 1845): 43.

“Error, A Sonnet,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 31, (August 1845): 37.

"Self-Distrust," Graham's Magazine 27, (August 1845): 52.

"Life-Long Martyrdom," Portland Transcript, (November 29, 1845).

"The Old Man," Portland Transcript, (November 29, 1845).

“Despondency,” New York Illustrated Magazine of Literature and Art, (1846): 41.

“The Full Cup,” By Ernest Helfenstein, The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1846): 133-134.

“Prayer,” The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1846): 135.

"Sonnet," Godey's Lady's Book 32 (January 1846): 12.

“The Poet,” Godey’s Lady’s Book 32, (February 1846) 102.

"An Autumn Thought," Godey's Lady's Book 32, (March 1846): 133.

"The Bereft," Godey's Lady's Book 32 (April 1846) 164.

"Song of Goethe's Margaret," Godey's Lady's Book 32, (May 1846): 193.

"Ideal Standards," Godey's Lady's Book 33, (July 1846): 6.

"Let me be a Fantasy," Godey's Lady's Book 33, (September 1846): 138.

"Absence," Godey's Lady's Book 33, (November 1846): 240.

“Stanzas,” By Ernest Helfenstein, The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1847): 243-4.

"Midnight—a Sonnet," Godey's Lady's Book 34, (January 1847): 27.

"Solitude,” Graham's Magazine 30, (January 1847): 27.

"Heloise to Abelard—a Sonnet," Godey's Lady's Book 34, (March 1847): 128.

“The Shadow of Ourselves,” The Young American’s Magazine of Self-Improvement 1, (March 1847): 83-4.

“Brotherhood,” The Young American’s Magazine of Self-Improvement 1, (May 1847): 150-51.

"Musings in the Country," Godey's Lady's Book 34, (June 1847): 301.

"Parting," Godey's Lady's Book 35, (July 1847): 18.

“Spare the Insect.” The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal XX, (August 1847): 384.

"Unprofitable Servants," Godey's Lady's Book 35, (October 1847): 191.

"To a Friend Leaving for Europe," Godey's Lady's Book 35, (December 1847): 238.

Caroline, May. The American Female Poets: With Biographical And Critical Notices. (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. 1848).

"Charity, in Despair of Justice." Caroline, May. pp. 269-270.

"The Great Aim." Caroline, May. P. 270.

"Angels." Caroline, May. pp. 270-271.

"Strength from the Hills." Caroline, May. pp. 273-274.

"The Recall, or Soul Melody." Caroline, May. pp. 276-277. [Reprinted in The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1848): 101-2.

"Love Dead." Caroline, May. pp. 279-280.

“Expressionless. A Sonnet.” The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1849): 233.

“Sonnet (Suggested By the Great Movements in Europe),” Grahams Magazine 33, (1849): 340.

“Thomas A’Kempis,” The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days. (New York, 1849): 76. [Reprinted in "Written in a Blank Leaf of Thomas Kempis," Godey's Lady's Book 38, (May 1849): 336.]

“Apathy, A Sonnet,” Godey’s Lady’s Book (May 1850): 338.

“To the Memory of Margaret Fuller,” New York Tribune, July 24, 1850: 1, col 1. [with thanks to Phyllis Cole]

Dumont, Henrietta. The language of flowers: The floral offering: a token of affection and esteem; comprising the language and poetry of flowers (Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & T. Bliss. 1851).

"Faith is the subtle chain." Dumont, Henrietta. P. 90.

“Isolation” Graham’s Magazine 39, (September 1851): 135.

"Sonnet" (Heloise to Abelard), Graham's Magazine 39, (October 1851): 212.

“Te Laudamus,” Graham’s Magazine 40, (January 1852): 66.

“The Sigh,” Graham’s Magazine 40, (May 1852): 472.

"The Sewing Girl," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (January 1857): 55.

"Sonnet—Heloise to Abelard," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (February 1857): 187.

"Sonnet—Heloise to Abelard II," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (March 1857): 290.

"Sonnet—Heloise to Abelard III," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (April 1857): 360.

"Thou. Poetry," By Ernest Helfenstein, Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (May 1857): 514.

"Sonnet—Heloise to Abelard IV," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (May 1857): 519.

"June. Stanzas," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (June 1857): 627.

"Sonnet—Heloise to Abelard V," Emerson's United States Magazine 4, (June 1857): 556.

“Lullaby,”The Herald of Health 12, (October 1868): 155. [Excerpted in “Kitty Howard’s Journal. My First Baby.”]

“Alone,” The Herald of Health 16, (December 1870): 257.

“At The Cross,” The Herald of Health 17, (May 1871): 209.

“Flying to Shelter,” The Herald of Health 18, (August 1871): 57.

“Childhood’s Laugh",” The Herald of Health 18, (October 1871): 161.

“Doghood,” Our Dumb Animals 5, (February 1873): 271.

“Shalto,” Our Dumb Animals 5, (March 1873): 286.

“The Little Cheat,” Our Dumb Animals 5, (April 1873): 286.

“Into the Soul of Things,” Our Dumb Animals 6, (August 1873): 26.

“Mated,” The Herald of Health 22, (October 1873): 176.

“A Struggle For Life,” Our Dumb Animals 6, (March 1874): 81.

“Whims of the Farm-house Bees,” Our Dumb Animals 7, (June 1874): 1.

“Era,” Our Dumb Animals 7, (October 1874): 35.

“Sonnet: On finding a hang-bird’s nest,” Our Dumb Animals 7, (November 1874): 43.

“The Hidden Thorn,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (July 1875): 11.

“A Thousand Little Children Loved them,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (August 1875): 17.

“Happy Birds. — My Puck,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (February 1876): 65.

“There is a sweetness and simplicity —,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (April 1876): 81.

“To My Mocking-Bird,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (April 1876): 83.

“A Thousand Little Children Loved them,” Our Dumb Animals 8, (August 1875): 17.

“The Innocent Sleep,” The Phrenological Journal 69, (July 1879): 15.

“Unforgetting,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 72, (January 1881): 20.

“Roses- A Sonnet,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 75, (July 1882): 15.

“A Thought,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 76, (January 1883): 20.

“The Old Tune,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 76, (December 1883): 304.

“At Sunrise,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 81, (October 1885): 202.

“The Dead of 1882,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 84, (August 1887): 83.

“Agnosticism- Sonnet,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 86, (March 1888): 136.

“A Listening Child,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 88, (May 1889): 223.

“Sonnet ‘One more unfortunate’,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 92, (April 1891): 156.

“De Profundis,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 95, (August 1892): 84.

“Unlovely Children,” The Phrenological Journal of Science and Health 96, (February 1893): 60.

(No systematic bibliography of the poems of Elizabeth Oakes Smith is currently available. Cheryl Walker's American Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology (1992) reprints several poems by Oakes Smith popular in the 1840s and 50s, but many of these, or versions of them (including the more famous "The Sinless Child") may date from earlier decades).