Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MATERIALISM; SUGGESTED BY BUCHNER'S KRAFT AND STOFF, by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN Poet's Biography First Line: A faith that grasps the outer shell Last Line: Would weigh and measure pipe and lute. Subject(s): Materialism; Soul | ||||||||
A FAITH that grasps the outer shell, But never seeks for hidden fruit; And to explain the soul of song, Would weigh and measure pipe and lute. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON A MODERN PREACHER by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN |
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