Goblins and Pagodas

Goblins and Pagodas

by John Gould Fletcher

Goblins and Pagodas is a collection of poems by John Gould Fletcher, an innovative twentieth-century poet. The first part of the book, "Ghosts of an Old House," evokes emotions and childish terror from the furniture and surroundings of an old house. In the "Symphonies," which form the second part of this volume, the poet narrates certain important phases of the emotional and intellectual development of an artist.

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