"And here face down beneath the sunAnd here upon earth's noonward heightTo feel the always coming onThe always rising of the night"

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About Archibald MacLeish

American poet, playwright, and public intellectual who served as Librarian of Congress and later as assistant secretary of state. His writing spanned lyric poetry, drama, and political commentary, and he received multiple Pulitzer Prizes. He was an important literary and civic voice in the mid-20th century.

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