William Benet
William Benet
An acclaimed American poet, he is best known for his autobiographical work, The Dust Which Is God (1945), which received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other works include Starry Harness (1933) and The Stairway of Surprise (1947).
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth2 February 1888
came endure face rock turn
You came to climb, And you endure -- So turn your face to the rock of Time, Make one more foothold sure!
dark glad jet memory
Time, the dark whale, spouts blithely from his spiracleA jet of memory that makes glad the sun.
dark glad jet memory time
Time, the dark whale, spouts blithely from his spiracle A jet of memory that makes glad the sun.