Poem of the Day: ‘The Day of Judgment’

The poem takes a storm at sea as an image for the apocalypse, which Watts turns into the speaker’s prayer for redemption.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, via Wikimedia Commons — Robert Salmon: 'Storm at Sea,' 1840. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, via Wikimedia Commons

EDITED BY JOSEPH BOTTUM

Jan 16, 2024, 07:51 AM ET