N. Scott Momaday Professions : Author Born : February 27, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 42 quotes by N. Scott Momaday Sometimes, I think the best kind of poem is one in which there is an acute balance between what is humorous and that which is very serious. That balance is very hard to strike. But it can be done. N. Scott Momaday best balance serious sometimes As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse. N. Scott Momaday far human i-am poetry Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors