Nothing can justify war. Isaac Rosenberg More Quotes by Isaac Rosenberg More Quotes From Isaac Rosenberg I will not leave a corner of my consciousness covered up, but saturate myself with the strange and extraordinary new conditions of this life, and it will all refine itself into poetry later on. Isaac Rosenberg covered-up strange consciousness The darkness crumbles away It is the same old druid Time as ever. Isaac Rosenberg druids darkness time Poetical appreciation is only newly bursting on me. Isaac Rosenberg bursting appreciation Nobody ever told me what to read, or ever put poetry in my way Isaac Rosenberg my-way way I can only say that one's individual situation is more real and important to oneself than the devastations of fates and empires especially when they do not vitally affect oneself Isaac Rosenberg fate important real I wanted to write a battle song for the Judeans but so far I can think of nothing noble and weighty enough Isaac Rosenberg writing song thinking Earth has waited for them, All the time of their growth Fretting for their decay: Now she has them at last. Isaac Rosenberg decay growth time I never joined the army for patriotic reasons. Isaac Rosenberg patriotic army reason You mustnt forget the circumstances I have been brought up in, the little education I have had. Isaac Rosenberg education littles forget I cant look at things in the simple, large way that great poets do. Isaac Rosenberg simple looks way Being by the nature of my upbringing, all my energies having been directed to one channel of activity, crippled from other activities and made helpless even to live. Isaac Rosenberg live being activity nature I despair of ever writing excellent poetry. Isaac Rosenberg despair excellent poetry writing
