With conquering limbs astride from land to land." Interpretation The poem references the Colossus of Rhodes in the lines: The original manuscript is held by the American Jewish Historical Society. In Lazarus's manuscript, that line reads, "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" The plaque also describes itself as an engraving it is actually a casting. On the plaque hanging inside the Statue of Liberty, the line "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" is missing a comma. In 1901, Lazarus's friend Georgina Schuyler began an effort to memorialize Lazarus and her poem, which succeeded in 1903 when a plaque bearing the text of the poem was put on the inner wall of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. It was, however, published in Joseph Pulitzer's New York World as well as The New York Times during this time period. It remained associated with the exhibit through a published catalog until the exhibit closed after the pedestal was fully funded in August 1885, but was forgotten and played no role at the opening of the statue in 1886. "The New Colossus" was the first entry read at the exhibit's opening on November 2, 1883. Lazarus was involved in aiding Jewish refugees to New York who had fled antisemitic pogroms in eastern Europe, and she saw a way to express her empathy for these refugees in terms of the statue. Initially, she refused but writer Constance Cary Harrison convinced her that the statue would be of great significance to immigrants sailing into the harbor. Lazarus's contribution was solicited by fundraiser William Maxwell Evarts. This poem was written as a donation to an auction of art and literary works conducted by the "Art Loan Fund Exhibition in Aid of the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund for the Statue of Liberty" to raise money for the pedestal's construction. History of the poem Statue of Liberty in New York City In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World). " The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). To raise money for construction of the statue's pedestal Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City Emma Lazarus's manuscript for "The New Colossus"
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