Quote by: Bertolt Brecht

In my poetry a rhyme Would seem to me almost insolent. Inside me contend Delight at the apple tree in blossom And horror at the house-painter’s speeches. But only the second Drives me to my desk.


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Author Bio


  • NameBertolt Brecht
  • DescriptionGerman poet, playwright, and theatre director
  • BornFebruary 10, 1898
  • DiedAugust 14, 1956
  • CountryGermany; Austria; East Germany
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Lyricist; Screenwriter; Film Director; Poet; Writer; Librettist
  • WorksThe Threepenny Opera; Life Of Galileo; The Caucasian Chalk Circle
  • AwardsNational Prize Of East Germany