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Anna Wickham was a British poet born in 1884 and died in 1947. Her poetry is known for its concise and profound emotional expression and unique perspective.

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All Desire Charlotte Despair Distinction Enemy Feels Graves Has Beens Ifs Kind

Famous Anna Wickham Quotes

“I feel that women of my kind are a profound mistake. There have been few women poets of distinction, and, if we count only the suicides of Sappho, Lawrence Hope and Charlotte Mew, their despair rate has been very high.”

Ifs Feels Kind Has Beens Mistake Poet Despair Suicide Profound Rate Distinction Charlotte

Author:Anna Wickham

“Desire and longing are the whips of God.”

Desire Longing Sensual Whips

Book:The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a Hammer

Source: The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a Hammer

“Kinder the enemy who must malign us Than the smug friend who will define us”

Enemy Kinder

Book:The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a Hammer

Source: The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a Hammer

“It is well within the order of things That man should listen when his mate sings; But the true male never yet walked Who liked to listen when his mate talked.”

Men Should Wells Order Women Marriage Males Mates

Author:Anna Wickham

“I desire Virtue, though I love her not- I have no faith in her when she is got: I fear that she will bind and make me slave And send me songless to the sullen grave.”

Desire Virtue Slave Graves Sullen

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

About the Author

Born: 1884
Died: 1947
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 5

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The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a HammerRelated source material

Selected poemsRelated source material

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