Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 - November 10, 1887) was a American poet. She is best known for her sonnet "The New Colossus", written on November 2, 1883
- ''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 torch, whose flame
- ''Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
- ''Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
- ''Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
- ''The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,
- ''"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
- ''With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
- ''Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
- ''The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
- ''Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
- ''I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
