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Robert Graves: Finland

FinlandFeet and faces tingle In that frore land: Legs wobble and go wingle, You scarce can stand.The skies are jewelled all around, The ploughshare snaps in the iron ground, The Finn with…

Robert Graves: In the Wilderness

In the WildernessChrist of His gentleness Thirsting and hungering, Walked in the wilderness; Soft words of grace He spoke Unto lost desert-folk That listened wondering. He heard the bitterns…

Robert Graves: Jonah

JonahA purple whale Proudly sweeps his tail Towards Nineveh; Glassy green Surges between A mile of roaring sea."O town of gold, Of splendour multifold, Lucre and lust, Leviathan's eye Can…

Robert Graves: Marigolds

MarigoldsWith a fork drive Nature out, She will ever yet return; Hedge the flowerbed all about, Pull or stab or cut or burn, She will ever yet return.Look: the constant marigold…

Robert Graves: Not Dead

Not DeadWalking through trees to cool my heat and pain, I know that David's with me here again. All that is simple, happy, strong, he is. Caressingly I stroke Rough hark of the friendly oak.…

Robert Graves: The Caterpillar

The CaterpillarUnder this loop of honeysuckle, A creeping, coloured caterpillar, I gnaw the fresh green hawthorn spray, I nibble it leaf by leaf away.Down beneath grow dandelions, Daisies,…

Robert Graves: The Cottage

The CottageHere in turn succeed and rule Carter, smith, and village fool, Then again the place is known As tavern, shop, and Sunday-school; Now somehow it's come to me To light the fire and…

Robert Graves: The Spoilsport

The SpoilsportMy familiar ghost again Comes to see what he can see, Critic, son of Conscious Brain, Spying on our privacy.Slam the window, bolt the door, Yet he'll enter in and stay; In…

Robert and Elizabeth Browning

A secret courtship between two legendary poets by David Johnson Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband, Robert Browning, led lives suited for leading Romantic poets. Their story…

Robert Kramer Biography

Robert KramerAge: 60 avant-garde filmmaker known for his political films. Though his films weren't widely seen in the U.S., Kramer is considered one of the most important voices in political…