O connoisseurs of thirst, Beasts of my soul who long to lea… - Richard Wilbur

" "
O connoisseurs of thirst, Beasts of my soul who long to learn to drink Of pure mirage, those prosperous islands are accurst That shimmer on the brink Of absence; auras, lustres, And all shinings need to be shaped and borne.

Richard Wilbur

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Richard Wilbur

Richard Purdy Wilbur (1 March 1921 - 14 October 2017) was an American poet and literary translator. He was appointed the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1987, and twice received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1957 and again in 1989.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Richard Purdy Wilbur

All quotes from Richard Wilbur Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Richard Wilbur:

Theodore Roethke William Butler Yeats Emily Dickinson Wallace Stevens William Carlos Williams

Additional quotes by Richard Wilbur

The soul descends once more in bitter love To accept the waking body

I started in to cry and call his name, Asking forgiveness of his tongueless head. ... I dreamt the past was never past redeeming: But whether this was false or honest dreaming I beg death's pardon now. And mourn the dead.

Well, I was ten and very much afraid. In my kind world the dead were out of range And I could not forgive the sad or strange In beast or man.

O connoisseurs of thirst, Beasts of my soul who long to learn to drink Of pure mirage, those prosperous islands are accurst That shimmer on the brink… - Richard Wilbur

About Richard Wilbur

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Richard Wilbur

Enhance Your Quote Experience