--- title: "3 Elizabeth Spires Quotes - Famous Poet (Now the Green Blade Rises)" description: "Elizabeth Spires is an American poet and university professor. Browse 3 Elizabeth Spires quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b160/author-elizabeth-spires-76559.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Elizabeth Spires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b160/author-elizabeth-spires-76559.jpg) # Elizabeth Spires (1952) Poet United States **3** quotes in **28** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Elizabeth Spires is a poet from the United States, best known for *Now the Green Blade Rises*. ## Quick Facts About Elizabeth Spires Born April 30, 1952 Nationality United States Profession Poet Notable works Now the Green Blade Rises ## About Elizabeth Spires Elizabeth Spires is an American poet and university professor. ## Awards & Honors Guggenheim Fellowship ## Quotes by Elizabeth Spires > [In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. At times a miniaturist, Biele constructs exquisite addresses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-spires/in-white-summer-joelle-biele-exhibits-a-roethke-like-affinity-with/) Elizabeth Spires [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/elizabeth-spires-76559_addresses_in-white-summer-joelle-biele-exhibits-a_534006.jpg) > [“A King Who Keeps To Himself Dwells" A king who keeps to himself dwells in a humble house with his sole servant.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-spires/a-king-who-keeps-to-himself-dwells-a-king-who-keeps-to-himself-dwells/) Elizabeth Spires [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/elizabeth-spires-76559_dwells_a-king-who-keeps-to-himself-dwells-a-kin_1603754.png) > [“I shall say a prayer to the Moon because even a badger prays now and then: O Silver Sliver, shine down on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-spires/i-shall-say-a-prayer-to-the-moon-because-even-a-badger-prays-now-and/) Elizabeth Spires [Prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/elizabeth-spires-76559_prayer_i-shall-say-a-prayer-to-the-moon-because_3115759.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-spires/#itemlist", "name": "Elizabeth Spires Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. 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