Songs to Break the Tedium of Riding a Bicycle, Seeing One's Friends, or Heartbreak IV
Between the mighty legs of Death
We play the schoolboy pranks of breath ;
Scrawl challenge on his sodden boots.
The while he coils his cypress-roots.
Samuel Hoffenstein
Häufigste Stimmungen
Gedichte
Love-songs, at Once Tender and Informative XXI
In your anger be not just,
Lest your anger turn to dust;
Anger will make easy yet
The bitter footfalls of regret.
Biografie
Samuel Hoffenstein was an American poet and screenwriter of the early twentieth century, born in Lithuania and later immigrating to the United States. He wrote light verse and satirical poetry, characterized by wit and playful cynicism. His collections include "Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing" (1928) and "Year In, You're Out" (1930). Hoffenstein also worked in Hollywood as a screenwriter, contributing to films such as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931) and "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). His poetry often employed traditional forms and clever wordplay to comment on modern life and human folly. His work was popular in its time and remains an example of American humorous verse.
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