Robert Lowell quotes
Robert Lowell was an influential American poet and a leading figure in the confessional poetry movement. His work explored themes of history, politics, and personal struggle. He became renowned for his innovative style and profound emotional insight. Here are 12 of his quotes:
A brackish reach of shoal off Madaket--
The sea was still breaking violently and night
Had steamed into our North Atlantic Fleet,
When the drowned sailor clutched the drag-net. Light
Flashed from his matted head and marble feet,
He grappled at the net
With the coiled, hurdling muscles of his thighs:
The corpse was bloodless, a botch of reds and whites,
Its open, staring eyes
Were lustreless dead-lights
Or cabin-windows on a stranded hulk
Heavy with sand.
Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell
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Occupation: American Poet
Born: March 1, 1917
Died: September 12, 1977
Quotes count: 12
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