. American poet; US Poet Laureate 1946–1947
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In the tight belly of the dead Burrow with hungry head And inlay maggots like a jewel. Go to Quote / Comment
Give me the free and poor inheritance Of our own kind, not furniture... Go to Quote / Comment
We ask for no statistics of the killed, For nothing political impinges on... Go to Quote / Comment
The good poet sticks to his real loves, to see within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race. Go to Quote / Comment
We too are ashes as we watch and hear The psalm, the sorrow, and the simple praise... Go to Quote / Comment