Witter Bynner was a distinguished American poet renowned for his translations of Chinese poetry and his own literary contributions. Born on August 10, 1881, and passing away on June 1, 1968, Bynner's career spanned several decades, during which he made significant contributions to the literary world.
Related Quotes
Source: Selected poems
“Caressing reassures lovers that their love endures.”
Source: Selected poems
“O, high the happy bosom heaves When love is in the dancer!”
Source: The Selected Witter Bynner: Poems, Plays, Translations, Prose, and Letters
“Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute.”
Source: The Selected Witter Bynner: Poems, Plays, Translations, Prose, and Letters
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
“The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small.”
“I am a miser of my memories of you And will not spend them.”
Source: The Beloved Stranger: Two Books of Song & a Divertisement for the Unknown Lover
Source: Selected poems