“The condition of mankind is, and always has been, so miserable and depraved that, if anyone were to say to the poet: "For God's sake stop singing and do something useful like putting on the kettle or fetching bandages," what just reason could he give for refusing?” IfsGivingHas BeensReasonConditionsMankindPoetSingingSakeMiserableDepravedKettlesBandages Author:W. H. Auden
“Housman is one of my heroes and always has been. He was a detestable and miserable man. Arrogant, unspeakably lonely, cruel, and so on, but and absolutely marvellous minor poet, I think, and a great scholar.” ThinkingMenHas BeensPoetHeroLonelyMiserableScholarArrogantMinorsMy HeroMarvellous Author:A. E. Housman
“For a man to become a poet (witness Petrarch and Dante), he must be in love, or miserable.” MenPoetWitnessMiserable Author:Lord Byron
“I thought originally when I was in school and I wanted to be a poet, I knew that poets seemed to be miserable.” WantedSchoolPoetMiserable Author:Billy Collins
“The deity on purpose [sings] the liveliest of all lyrics through the most miserable poet.” PurposePoetMiserableDeities Author:Plato