Quote by: Karl Shapiro

Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.


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Author Bio


  • NameKarl Shapiro
  • DescriptionPoet, essayist
  • BornNovember 10, 1913
  • DiedMay 14, 2000
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry