. American poet; US Poet Laureate 1946–1947
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Give me the free and poor inheritance Of our own kind, not furniture... Go to Quote / Comment
As groceries in a pantry gleam and smile Because they are important weights... Go to Quote / Comment
He shall eat flowers, Chew honey and spit out gall. They shall all smile... Go to Quote / Comment
We ask for no statistics of the killed, For nothing political impinges on... Go to Quote / Comment
However others calculate the cost, To us the final aggregate is one,... Go to Quote / Comment