The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

“Give me your tired, your poor, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” This poem is in the public domain.

" The New Colossus " is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty (Liberty …

Lazarus’s speaker clarifies the comparison between the new and old by saying that while the Greek colossus stood as a conqueror, the New Colossus, is “not like” that. The speaker continues by …

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a …

Nov 3, 2025 · "The New Colossus" is a sonnet by Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), written in 1883 and, in 1903, engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the Statue of Liberty. " The New Colossus," …

The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand ning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From …

The Poetry Foundation’s Guide to “The New Colossus” — The Poetry Foundation offers an essay that serves as a poem guide to “The New Colossus.” It covers historical background, offers an analysis of …

The New Colossus, a Poem by Emma Lazarus.

"Give me your tired, your poor, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"