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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CRAFTSMAN, by MARCUS B. CHRISTIAN Poet's Biography First Line: I ply with all the cunning of my art Last Line: "he who creates true beauty ever lives." Subject(s): Art & Artists | |||
I ply with all the cunning of my art This little thing, and with consummate care I fashion it -- so that when I depart, Those who come after me shall find it fair And beautiful. It must be free of flaws -- Pointing no laborings of weary hands; And there must be no flouting of the laws Of beauty -- as the artist understands. Through passion, yearnings infinite -- yet dumb -- I lift you from the depths of my own mind And gild you with my soul's white heat to plumb The souls of future men. I leave behind This thing that in return this solace gives: "He who creates true beauty ever lives." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD AND THE NEW MASTERS by RANDALL JARRELL TO A YOUNG ARTIST by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS ART VS. TRADE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE POET VISITS THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS by MARY OLIVER ON PASSION AS A LITERARY TRADITION by JOHN CIARDI MCDONOGH DAY IN NEW ORLEANS by MARCUS B. CHRISTIAN |
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