Roy Campbell (poet) quotes

Roy Campbell was a South African poet, known for his vivid imagery and controversial views. His works often reflected his admiration for nature and his criticism of contemporary society. He became a prominent figure in twentieth-century poetry and is remembered for his passionate and confrontational style. Here are 4 of his quotes:

Our spirits leaped, hosannas of destruction, Like desert lilies forked with tongues of fire.

Roy Campbell (poet)

We shall not meet again: over the wave Our ways divide, and yours is straight and endless – But mine is short and crooked to the grave: Yet what of these dark crowds, amid whose flow I battle like a rock, aloof and friendless – Are not their generations, vague and endless, The waves, the strides, the feet on which I go?

Roy Campbell (poet)

You praise the firm restraint with which they write – I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the curb all right, But where's the bloody horse?

Roy Campbell (poet)