"A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times."

Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/randal...

✒ #RandallJarrell, American poet and author, #DOTD 14 October 1965. #Poetry #Literature

"The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" by Randall Jarrell.

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17 of 20. #20DayPoem/PoetChallenge Which 20 poems/poets impressed/stayed with you? No details, pics only.

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“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth2025 #poetry #randalljarrell