Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET'S INSPIRATION, by CRATINUS First Line: If with water you fill up your glasses Last Line: Which hurries a bard to the skies. Subject(s): Creative Ability; Drinks & Drinking; Inspiration; Creativity; Wine | ||||||||
If with water you fill up your glasses You'll never write anything wise; For wine is the horse of Parnassus, Which hurries a bard to the skies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN LOVE IN AUTUMN by SARA TEASDALE A HYMN FOR PROCESSION WITH CROSS AND BANNERS by SABINE BARING-GOULD |
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