Quote by: Robert Penn Warren

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see-it is, rather, a light by which we may see-and what we see is life.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Penn Warren
  • DescriptionAmerican poet, novelist, and literary critic
  • BornApril 24, 1905
  • DiedSeptember 15, 1989
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Author; Novelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Rome Prize; Bollingen Prize; National Medal Of Arts; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award