The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the props, the pillars, to help him endure and prevail.


Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Stockholm, 10 December 1950


The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the props, the pillars, to help him endure and prevail.

The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the props, the pillars, to help him endure and prevail.

The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the props, the pillars, to help him endure and prevail.

The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the props, the pillars, to help him endure and prevail.