Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Isaac Rosenberg
Born: November 25, 1890
Died: April 1, 1918 (aged 27)
Bio: Isaac Rosenberg was an English poet and artist. His Poems from the Trenches are recognized as some of the most outstanding poetry written during the First World War.
Known for:
- Selected poems and letters
- The poems and plays of Isaac Rosenberg
- Three Poets of the First World War