Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POET AND MERCHANT, by ISABEL FISKE CONANT First Line: The poet goes ragged Last Line: "of the merchant, ""he is dead." Subject(s): Art & Artists; Fame; Money; Reputation | ||||||||
The poet goes ragged; The merchant wears silk; He eats patties While the poet drinks milk. One cuts coupons, And one splits hope; One hawks sonnets, And one sells soap. They lie long time Under a white spread; I heard them say, "The poet lives"; Of the merchant, "He is dead." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEM AND US by LUCILLE CLIFTON A MAN TO A WOMAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS DEATH AND FAME by ALLEN GINSBERG EARTH'S IMMORTALITIES: FAME by ROBERT BROWNING STANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON PROVIDE, PROVIDE by ROBERT FROST A QUEEN'S LAMENT by ISABEL FISKE CONANT |
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