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Quote by Louise Glück

“You come and go, every one of you flawed in some way, in some way compromised: you are worth one life, no more than that.”

Book:The Wild Iris

Work

The Wild Iris

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Author

Louise Glück

Louise Glück (born April 22, 1943) is an American poet and essayist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020. Born in New York City to Hungarian Jewish immigrants, she developed a passion for poetry early in life. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. Glück's poetry is known for its precise, austere language and deep psychological insight, often exploring themes of family, love, death, and nature. Her major works include 'The Wild Iris' (1992), 'The Seven Ages' (2001), and 'Faithful and Virtuous Night' (2014). She has received numerous honors, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award, and served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004. Her works have been translated into many languages and have had a profound impact on contemporary poetry. more

“Tell me a story and let's laugh like it's the only think keeping us alive. Play a song and give the stereo permission to use its outside voice. Let's sing loudly, offbeat and out of tune. Let the world know we don't care how it sounds because the only key we need is already in the ignition. Let the sky turn the windshield into a stage. Watch it dance like he scenery is auditioning to be part of our story. Let's just go. Drive until our troubles phantom in the rearview mirror and we forget the exist, at least for a moment.”

Poetry Poem

Book:Helium

Source: Helium

“I don't know much, but I do know this: Heaven is full of music, and God listens to my heartbeat on his iPod. It reminds him that we still got work to do.”

Poetry Poem

Book:Helium

Source: Helium

“سألتهُ من أنتَ؟ فأجابَ قائلاً: أنا مَنْ ألهمتك الأدبَ وَالشِّعْر وجعلتُكِ تَخُطِّينَ بِالقَلَمِ وبِالفُصْحَى أنا الذي أحببتُكِ رُوحَا أَيَّتُهَا الأُنثى وَتَوَّجَتْك في مُهْجَةِ القلبِ أنفَسَ فِكرة أنا عُصَارةُ حُبِكَ إنْ فهمتِ المغزَى وذاكِرَتُكِ التي تَنْسِج وتغزِلُ النثرَ أنا اَلصَّدِيق اَلْمُحِبّ الأوفى وسكينتُكِ لنهايةِ عُمْرِكِ لكِ البُشْرَى أنا آدَمُ ثُلَاثِيّ الحُروفِ فاذكُريني يَا أُنثى.”

Poem

Author:Tahani Shihab

“In Search of El Dorado by Stewart Stafford A meandering mountain path awaits, Build a bonfire of remembrance, With crunching staff on gravel, Certainty slowly becomes a stranger. The funereal pace of the brand-new, Is reborn in accelerating steps, In concert with liberation's adrenaline, And a cooling breeze through the brim. Startled young fox on a crag, A hawk circles overhead, Sage standing stones keep counsel, Their shadows pointing the way forward. Sheep stare and chew in nearby wet fields, Occasionally bleating confused directions, A pillar of black smoke stretches into the sky, A beacon on the horizon. A ridge around a corner, The crêpe shop comes into view, Relief exhaled upon reaching El Dorado's gates, Golden sustenance and home via the car park. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.”