1. The New Colossus Emma Lazarus

2. Notes This poem was written as a donation to an auction of art and literature. The auction raised money for funds for the Statue of Liberty.

3. This poem is now engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the lower level of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Emma Lazarus was an American poet from New York City. She lived from 1849 to 1887.

4. The title of the poem refers to the Colossus of Rhodes, which was a statue of the Greek god Helios (god of the sun.) It was destroyed in 226 BC from an earthquake.