“Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest.”
This volume includes a selection of poems written over a four-decade period, showcasing the author's development and evolution in poetic style and theme. more
Bertolt Brecht, born on February 10, 1898, and died on August 14, 1956, was a German poet, playwright, director, and theorist. He is considered one of the most important theater reformers of the 20th century, whose innovative theatrical theories and practices have had a profound impact on world theater. more
“Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.”
“General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.”
“The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.”
“The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.”
“Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.”