Randall Jarrell

Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate.

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    The wild beasts, sparrows pecking the llamas’ grain,
    Pigeons settling on the bears’ bread, buzzards
    Tearing the meat the flies have clouded. . . .
    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

    It was not dying: everybody died.
    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

    The blind date that has stood you up: your life.
    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

    And yet somewhere there must be
    Something that’s different from everything.
    All that I’ve never thought of—think of me!
    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

    I wrung from the darkness—that the darkness flung me—
    Is worthless as ignorance: nothing comes from nothing,
    The darkness from the darkness. Pain comes from the darkness
    And we call it wisdom. It is pain.
    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)