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Stephen Vincent Benet was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. Known for his rich imagination and profound emotional depth, his works include notable poems and novels such as 'John Brown's Body' and 'America'.

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“Bury my heart at Wounded Knee.”

Heart My Heart Knees Wounded Wounded Knee

Author:Stephen Vincent Benet

“American Muse, whose strong and diverse heart So many men have tried to understand But only made it smaller with their art, Because you are as various as your land.”

Men Heart Art Made Strong Land Art Is Various Made It Diverse Muse

Book:John Brown's Body

Source: John Brown's Body

“I shall not rest quiet in Montparnasse. I shall not lie easy at Winchelsea. You may bury my body in Sussex grass, You may bury my tongue at Champmedy. I shall not be there. I shall rise and pass. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee”

Heart May Body Lying Easy My Heart Quiet Tongue Grass Knees Wounded Wounded Knee

Author:Stephen Vincent Benet

“One cannot balance tragedy in the scales Unless one weighs it with the tragic heart.”

Heart Balance Tragedy Scales Tragic

Author:Stephen Vincent Benet

About the Author

Born: July 22, 1898
Died: March 13, 1943
Known for: Author
Quotes: 64

Books & Sources

John Brown's BodyRelated source material

A Child Is Born - A Modern Drama of the NativityRelated source material

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