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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LITERARY CRISIS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: There is nothing so hollow as pens Last Line: To the mouth that isn't there. Subject(s): Writer's Block | |||
There is nothing so hollow as pens, There is nothing so gloomy as ink, When a man is obliged to think of something, And doesn't know what to think. There is nothing so blank as paper, There is nothing so void as a brain, When a man has an hour to think up a thought And has thought for an hour in vain. I know how a ghost must feel As he tries with his fingers of air To convey a mouthful of good beefsteak To the mouth that isn't there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SUNDAY DRIVE THROUGH EAGLE COUNTRY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT by MARIA ABDY THE UNWILLING MUSE by GUY WETMORE CARRYL POEM - UNFINISHED POEM by THOMAS MCGRATH THE POET PERPLEXT by ROBERT SOUTHEY THE POET'S DELAY by HENRY DAVID THOREAU HAD LINCOLN LIVED by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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