Quotes by John Gould Fletcher

About John Gould Fletcher:

John Gould Fletcher was an Imagist poet (the first Southern poet to win the Pulitzer Prize), author and authority on modern painting. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to a socially prominent family. After attending Phillips Academy, Andover Fletcher went on to Harvard University from 1903 to 1907, when he dropped out shortly after his father's death.
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God willing, we shall this day meet that old enemy Who has give us so many a good beating. Thank God we have a cause worth fighting for, And a cause worth losing and a good song to sing.

John Gould Fletcher

In the afternoon, over gold screens, I will brush the blue dust of my dreams.

John Gould Fletcher

Here upon earth there is life, and then death, Dawn, and later nightfall, Fire, and the quenching of embers: But why should I not remember that my night is dawn in another part of the world, If the idea fits my fancy?

John Gould Fletcher

As I went through the city by day I saw shadows in sunlight; But in the night I saw everywhere Stars within the darkness.

John Gould Fletcher

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Gould Fletcher
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJanuary 3, 1886
  • DiedMay 20, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Autobiographer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Poetry