William Benet
William Benet
An acclaimed American poet, he is best known for his autobiographical work, The Dust Which Is God (1945), which received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other works include Starry Harness (1933) and The Stairway of Surprise (1947).
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth2 February 1888
angels blake wonders
Blake was mad, they say, -- and Space's Pandora-boxLoosed its wonders upon him -- devils, but angels indeed.
angels blake wonders
Blake was mad, they say, -- and Space's Pandora-box Loosed its wonders upon him -- devils, but angels indeed.
glittering knight laughter stood
Like a knight in glittering armor, Laughter Stood up at his side.
glittering knight
Like a knight in glittering armor,LaughterStood up at his side.
toward vast within
One speck within vast star-space lyingAwoke, arose, resumed its clothing,And crawled another day toward dying.
fire madmen seize
Only madmen seize the story With coals of fire upon their tongue.
fire madmen seize
Only madmen seize the storyWith coals of fire upon their tongue.
flatter forward neither others wish
Neither will I put myself forward as others may do, Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you; I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.
flatter forward neither others wish
Neither will I put myself forward as others may do,Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you;I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.
dark glad jet memory time
Time, the dark whale, spouts blithely from his spiracle A jet of memory that makes glad the sun.
dark glad jet memory
Time, the dark whale, spouts blithely from his spiracleA jet of memory that makes glad the sun.
purpose speeding
You are to me what the bowstring is to the shaft, Speeding my purpose aloft and aflame and afar.
purpose
You are to me what the bowstring is to the shaft,Speeding my purpose aloft and aflame and afar.