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Richard Eberhart
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“A poet knows war without objective war in the world; it was conflict at the root of his mind that impelled him to the masking of these conflicts in the apparent resolution and order of works of art.In a dialectical sense, all poetry is war.”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The war may present or force a subject; it may bring out a poet, or shock him onto a sensibility of silence. It may kill him. Or germinate the best war poems for exfoliation years after the event.”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The War Poets ed. Oscar Williams. New York 1945
“I felt the ruthfulness and senselessness of war so acutlely that I wrote the first three stanzas of which, are in effect a prayer.”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Poetry of War 1939-45 ed. Ian Hamilton, London 1965
“Was man made stupid to see his own stupidity? Is God by definition indifferent, beyond us all? Is the eternal truth man's fighting soul Wherein the Beast ravens in its own avidity?”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestones, to see where you were then from where you are now. To perpetuate your feelings, to establish them. If you have in any way touched the central heart of mankind's feelings, you'll survive.”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country. It has no energy crisis, possessing a potential that will last as long as the country. Its power is equal to that of any country in the world.”
Richard Eberhart (1904–2005) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from his 1977 acceptance speech for a National Book Award Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 13, 2005