William Jay Smith
Poet
1918-04-22
Books by William Jay Smith
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The Tin Can, and Other Poems
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Quotes by William Jay Smith
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As any parent, teacher, or librarian knows, there is no richer experience than to see children's faces light up at the suspense of a new tale or the surprise of a new poem. The uninhibited joy with which they listen is surely akin to that of adult audiences of old around campfire and hearth.
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To the poet, his travels, his adventures, his loves, his indignations are finally resolved in verse, and this, in the end becomes his permanent, indestructible life.
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A fresh and vigorous weed, always renewed and renewing, it will cut its wondrous way through rubbish and rubble.
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