Kenneth Rexroth Quotes

Man thrives where angels would die of ecstasy and where pigs would die of disgust.
Kenneth Rexroth

Die, Angels, Ecstasy

Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?
Kenneth Rexroth

America, Staged, Hawk

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.
Kenneth Rexroth

Life, Around, Musicians

Mary, my little girl, was confirmed in a Buddhist temple. She saw the Life write up on Buddhism, with pictures of the ceremony, and she said she wanted to be confirmed there because she only liked Jesus as a kid. She was a little disappointed in him when he grew up.
Kenneth Rexroth

Life, Girl, Him

The basic line in any good verse is cadenced... building it around the natural breath structures of speech.
Kenneth Rexroth

Good, Around, Speech

This isn't the best town for what we're doing. Too many other things to pull the crowds away.
Kenneth Rexroth

Best, Away, Town

You don't become a saint until you lead a good life whether in Tibet or Italy or America.
Kenneth Rexroth

Life, Good, America

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: December 22, 1905

Died: June 6, 1982

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