American Poet Pins and Buttons

Lizard King

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now

Carl Sandburg: Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began to write stories and verse when still a child and was president of his high school's literary society. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper. Much of Dunbar's more popular work in his lifetime was written in the Negro dialect associated with the antebellum South, though he wrote in several dialects, including German and the Midwestern regional dialect of James Whitcomb Riley.[1] Dunbar's work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading editor associa...

Carl Sandburg: Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

E. E. Cummings: The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.

Cross My Mind Capture the Essence of Scott's Aura

Walt Whitman: Celebrated American poet of the 19th century, often hailed as the "Bard of Democracy." His profound verses embodied themes of individualism, nature, and the human experience, revolutionizing poetic form with his groundbreaking collection, "Leaves of Grass."

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William Burroughs of novel acclaim because of The Naked Lunch, this beat generation poet has a cool design that will surely get any beat poet lover happy. An American novelist, a vintage love that Allen Ginsberg and visual artists all across 1950s America will adore! Postmodernism of William S Burroughs is awesome and sure to get poet lovers rejoice with awesome excitement for a Soft Machine like design.

Jack Kerouac of the beat generation finally has a cool design. The author of famous books like, On The Road and Dharma Burns, this beat poet and french Canadian are sure to get any poet lover feeling awesome.

James Arthur Baldwin is an American poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and social critic. His essays, collected in the book Notes of a Native Son, explore the ins and outs of racial, sexual, and class differences that have not yet been revealed in Western society, especially in the mid-10th century in the United States.

Poet Mary Oliver, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, once wrote, "Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." White Background and Border

The great Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

American Writer, Beat Poet, Allen Ginsberg. Handwritten font, lettering by my own human hand!! x badlydrawnbabe

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist sympathizer.1 His contribution to poetry began with his development of Imagism, a movement derived from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision, concision, and economy of language. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and the unfinished 120-section epic, The Cantos (1917–1969).

Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, And Still I Rise, and Mom and me and Mom.

Maya Angelou Text Portrait - Typographic poster with the all her book titles

Maya Angelou Text Portrait - Typographic poster with the all her book titles

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began to write stories and verse when still a child and was president of his high school's literary society. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper. Much of Dunbar's more popular work in his lifetime was written in the Negro dialect associated with the antebellum South, though he wrote in several dialects, including German and the Midwestern regional dialect of James Whitcomb Riley.[1] Dunbar's work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading editor associa...

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began to write stories and verse when still a child and was president of his high school's literary society. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper. Much of Dunbar's more popular work in his lifetime was written in the Negro dialect associated with the antebellum South, though he wrote in several dialects, including German and the Midwestern regional dialect of James Whitcomb Riley.[1] Dunbar's work was praised by William Dean Howells, a leading editor associa...

If you like the wisdom from literary powerhouse Maya Angelou, then you'll love this inspiring quote. Cute, uplifting illustration perfect for someone who wants to stay energised and centred during this challenging time. Great gift for a fan of this wise and magnficent author or for anyone who wants to remember and share a positive message.

Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kerouac and others! In short, the Beat Generation!

Illustration of famous American poet Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest figures in American poetry.

The Bell Jar quote by Sylvia Plath: “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”

The coolest Beat Generation poet just got cooler! Get this counterculture American flag man to your spiritual brother or join the Beatniks yourself! Founding father of the Beats and what an awesome writer!

With this image, we celebrate Uruguayan poet Susana Soca.

Believe nothing you hear, and only half what you see.

Arguably, Poe is the most influential American writer of all time. You can find traces of his concepts everywhere: poetry, short story, horror, comic books, sci-fi, B-movies.

Retro James Baldwin Gold Tribute

Jack Kerouac Quote - "You Can't Teach The Old Maestro A New Tune"

So many years after, Allen Ginsberg is still an icon of the counter-culture.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced..

So many years after, Allen Ginsberg is still an icon of counter-culture.

Maya Angelou Text Portrait - Typographic poster with the all her book titles

With this image, we celebrate Allen Ginsberg, who is still an icon of the counter-culture.