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Karl Shapiro

. American poet; US Poet Laureate 1946–1947

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Quote Left We too are ashes as we watch and hear The psalm, the sorrow, and the simple praise...
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Quote Left However others calculate the cost, To us the final aggregate is one,...
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Quote Left We ask for no statistics of the killed, For nothing political impinges on...
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Quote Left As groceries in a pantry gleam and smile Because they are important weights...
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Quote Left In the tight belly of the dead Burrow with hungry head And inlay maggots like a jewel.
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