The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems by George Sterling, 1903 first edition
Written
1902-1903
First published in
1903
Country
United States
Language
English
Subject(s)
astronomy, eternity, interstellar travel
Genre(s)
fantasy, astronomy, science fiction
"The Testimony of the Suns" is a lengthy astronomical poem by American poet and playwright George Sterling that combines elements of science, fantasy, science fiction, and philosophy. Literary historian S. T. Joshi called it Sterling's "longest poem and one of his greatest."[1] Upon the poem's first publication, critic Ambrose Bierce wrote in the New York American: "...its publication is an event of capital importance. Written in French and published in Paris, it would stir the very stones in the streets. ...It is nothing but literature—nothing but the most notable utterance that has been heard in our Western World since the great heart of Poe was broken against the adamant of his country's inattention."[2]
The unusual poem was too long for magazines and was rejected by book publishers, so in 1903 Sterling self-published it in his first book, The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems. When his book was released, Sterling's poems had been published in newspapers and magazines for seven years. The Washington Post had published his first important poem, and the prestigious national magazine Harper's Monthly had published another Sterling poem, but "The Testimony of the Suns" marked the first time Sterling's poetry attracted nationwide attention from critics.[3] The critical success of "The Testimony of the Suns" established Sterling's career as a poet.
^George Sterling, Complete Poetry, S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, eds. (New York: Hippocampus Press, 2013), v. 2, p. 752.
^Ambrose Bierce, "The Passing Show: A Record of Individual Opinion and Dissent," New York American (December 27, 1903), p. 32.
^Sterling, "Memorial Day, 1901," Washington Post (May 26, 1901), p. 26; Sterling, "To Critics Asking Lighter Songs," Harper's Monthly Magazine, v. 105 n. 628 (September 1902), p. 524.
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