Jarrell

Famous quotes containing the word jarrell:

“My friend’s cold made-up face, granite among its flowers,
Her undressed, operated-on, dressed body
Were my face and body.”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

“A filmy trash
Litters the black woods with the death
Of men; and one last breath

Curls from the monstrous chimney. . . .”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

“If I can think of it, it isn’t what I want.
I want . . . I want a ship from some near star
To land in the yard,”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)