James Simmons (poet) Quotes

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For every year of life we light
A candle on your cake
To mark the simple sort of progress
Anyone can make,
And then, to test your nerve or give
A proper view of death,
You're asked to blow each light, each year,
Out with your own breath.

James Simmons

When I had curls
I knew more girls.
I do more reading
Now my hair is receding.

James Simmons

James Simmons

James Simmons

Born: 1933

Died: 2001 (aged 68)

Bio: James Simmons was a poet, literary critic and songwriter from Derry, Northern Ireland.

Known for:

The company of children (1999)
Gra'momma and Us
Sean O'Casey (1983)
From the Irish (1985)
Judy Garland and the cold war (1976)

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