James Wright Quotes

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I will putter as though I had not heard,
And lift him into my arms and sing Whether he hears my song or not.

James Wright

Shake out the ruffle, turn and go,
Over the trellis blow the kiss.
Some of the guests will never know Another night to shadow this.
Some of the birds awake in vines Will never see another face
So frail, so lovely anyplace Between the birdbath and the bines.

James Wright

There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom of fire. When I stand upright in the wind, My bones turn to dark emeralds.

James Wright

Suddenly I realize
That if I stepped out of my body I would break
Into blossom.

James Wright

I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on. A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home. I have wasted my life.

James Wright

Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.

James Wright

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

James Wright

It goes without saying that a fine short poem can have the resonance and depth of an entire novel.

James Wright

James Wright

James Wright

Born: December 13, 1927

Died: March 25, 1980 (aged 52)

Bio: James Arlington Wright was an American poet.

Known for:

The branch will not break : poems (1963)
Above the river
The Delicacy and Strength of Lace
A wild perfection

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