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> [“Picture the east Aegean sea by night, And on a beach aslant its shimmering Upwards of 50,000 men Asleep like spoons beside their lethal Fleet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/picture-the-east-aegean-sea-by-night-and-on-a-beach-aslant-its/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

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## More by Christopher Logue

> [“Come to the edge, he said. We are afraid, they said. Come to the edge, he said. They came to the edge, He pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/come-to-the-edge-he-said-we-are-afraid-they-said-come-to-the-edge-he/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [Poetry cannot be defined, only experienced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/poetry-cannot-be-defined-only-experienced/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Long after midnight when you park, and stand Just for a moment in the chromium wash, Sometimes it seems that, some way off, Between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/long-after-midnight-when-you-park-and-stand-just-for-a-moment-in-the/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Be not too hard For life is short and nothing is given to man. Be not to hard When he is sold and bought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/be-not-too-hard-for-life-is-short-and-nothing-is-given-to-man-be-not/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader's head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/poetry-is-not-a-silent-art-the-poem-must-perform-unaided-in-its/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/and-he-who-is-forever-talking-about-enemies-is-himself-the-enemy/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Those who have slept with sorrow in their hearts Know all too well how short but sweet The instant of their coming-to can be:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/those-who-have-slept-with-sorrow-in-their-hearts-know-all-too-well/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/poetry-is-not-a-silent-art-the-poem-must-perform-unaided-in-its-2/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Look north. Achilles on the rampart by the ditch: He lifts his face to 90; draws his breath; And from the bottom of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/look-north-achilles-on-the-rampart-by-the-ditch-he-lifts-his-face-to/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [It seems to me that the contrast between adjacent syllables has lessened and the result is an over-reliance on enjambment. Now enjambment is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/it-seems-to-me-that-the-contrast-between-adjacent-syllables-has/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Moments like these absolve the needs dividing men. Whatever caught and brought and kept them here Under Troy's Wall for ten burnt years Is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/moments-like-these-absolve-the-needs-dividing-men-whatever-caught-and/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Those who have slept with sorry in their hearts Know all too well how short but sweet The instant of their coming-to can be:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/those-who-have-slept-with-sorry-in-their-hearts-know-all-too-well-how/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! Come to the edge! And they came, and he pushed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/come-to-the-edge-we-might-fall-come-to-the-edge-it-s-too-high-come-to/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Picture the east Aegean sea by night, And on a beach aslant its shimmering Upwards of 50,000 men Asleep like spoons beside their lethal Fleet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/picture-the-east-aegean-sea-by-night-and-on-a-beach-aslant-its/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

> [“Shame that your King is not so bound to you As he is bound to what he sniffs. And bound to mute The voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-logue/shame-that-your-king-is-not-so-bound-to-you-as-he-is-bound-to-what-he/)

[Christopher Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-logue/)

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