“If my tone is mocking, the tone of someone accustomed to helplessness, this is natural: the poet is a condemned man for whom the State will not even buy breakfast and as someone said, "If you're going to hang me, you mustn't expect to be able to intimidate me into sparing your feelings during the execution."”
Quote by Randall Jarrell
Author
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell was an influential American poet, born on May 6, 1914, and died on October 14, 1965. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and unique style, considered a significant representative of American poetry in the 20th century. more
You May Also Like
“When you're young you try to be methodical and philosophical, but reality keeps breaking in.”
Source: Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy
Source: A sad heart at the supermarket: essays & fables
“Human life without some form of poetry is not human life but animal existence.”
“One Whitman is miracle enough, and when he comes again it will be the end of the world.”