Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" celebrates the idea of America as a welcoming and inclusive nation that embraces immigrants and provides them with opportunities for a better life. The poem is famously inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of the country's welcoming spirit.
Emma Lazarus in her poem "The New Colossus" identifies the Statue of Liberty with the concept of freedom and democracy. She refers to the statue as the "Mother of Exiles" and emphasizes the idea of welcoming immigrants to America.
On the pedestal to the Statue of Liberty is a poem called "The New Colossus". Below that is a memorial to the author of the poem, Emma Lazarus.
"The New Colossus" is the name of the poem.
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus was born on July 22, 1849.
Emma Lazarus was born on July 22, 1849.
Emma Lazarus was born on July 22, 1849.
The poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty is called "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus. It was written in 1883.
Emma Lazarus died on November 19, 1887 at the age of 38.
Emma Lazarus poem "The New Colossus"
the meaning is to ratify that America is a country of liberty and most of all FREEDOM
Emma Lazarus wrote the poem and it is now on the Statue of Liberty. "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.