His Poem Quotes
- Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God… — Cesare Lombroso
- Martin Buber suggested that evil prevailed because of the inability of man to imagine the real. Yet human beings do have that capacity. Lord Byron,… — Bernard Lown
- John Clare, in his poem To a Fallen Elm, makes the tree a selfmark as well as a landmark. — Unknown Author
- Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- In one line of his poem he said good fences make good neighbors. I'd like to think that Alaska and British Columbia working together can… — Dan Miller
- The only gift is a portion of thyself . . . the poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb. . . . — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I do think the author ought to be able to give a good reason for the way things are in his poem. Not a bad… — James Dickey
- You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning… — Rick Riordan