I know noble accents
And lucid, inescapable rhythms;
But I know, too,
That the blackbird is involved
In what I know.


"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" - Harmonium (1923)

Wallace Stevens Quotes

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know.

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know.

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know.

I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know.