E.L.L.K. Poems and Journal

This volume chronicles four voyages made by the Brig Romance between Baltimore, Maryland, and Navassa Island in the mid- to late-nineteenth century. The creator, identified as “E.L.L.K.” (possibly Louis King), wrote the entire volume in poetic verse.

The poems are all entitled “Outward Bound” and “Homeward Bound,” reflecting the creator’s journeys to and from Navassa Island. Most of the poems were written in stanzas of rhyming couplets. Several of the poems contain brief interludes, including a verse about a sailor losing his pants and a prayer of thanks for making it safely through a storm.