Edwin Markham

Edwin Markham

Charles Edwin Anson Markham (April 23, 1852 – March 7, 1940) was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.

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    “he went down
    As when a lordly cedar, green with boughs,
    Goes down with a great shout upon the hills,
    And leaves a lonesome place against the sky.”
    —Edwin Markham (1852–1940)

    “A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.”
    —C.E.M. (Cyril Edwin Mitchinson)

    “The grip that swung the ax in Illinois
    Was on the pen that set a people free.”
    —Edwin Markham (1852–1940)