The Three Taverns

A poetry collection written by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The book features a wide range of lyrical, narrative and dramatic poems, covering biblical figures like Apostle Paul, legendary characters such as the Wandering Jew and the Flying Dutchman, historical dialogues between Hamilton and Burr, and portraits of ordinary lonely small-town people. It explores profound themes including human loneliness, inner despair, faith, disillusionment, the fragility of false idols, life’s tragedies, and the quiet suffering hidden beneath ordinary daily life, with restrained, reflective, melancholic language.