But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.
To Adam Paradise was home. To the good among his descendants home is paradise.
John C. Calhoun, Statesman (1782) |
Jerry Cantrell, Musician (1966) |
Edgar Cayce, Celebrity (1877) |
Manly Hall, Philosopher (1901) |
Queen Latifah, Musician (1970) |
Odysseas Elytis, Writer (1996) |
King Farouk, Royalty (1965) |