John Kendrick Bangs

right|thumb|150px|The word for me is Joy, just simple Joy. John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. Quotes To-day, whatever may annoy,The word for me is Joy, just simple Joy. The Word. Whate’er there be of SorrowI’ll put off till To-morrow,And when To-morrow comes, why then’T will be To-day and Joy again. The Word. For me, my craft is sailing on,Through mists to-day, clear seas anon.Whate’er the final harbor be’T is good to sail upon the sea! The Voyage. "May the Christmastide bear you to the highest level of your desires, and the ebbing year leave you stranded upon the Golden Shores of Peace, Prosperity and Happiness" Quote from an old Christmas card. External links John_Kendrick_Bangs John Kendrick Bangs Works by John Kendrick Bangs at Internet Archive 0051971 The Bangers Society Category:Fantasy authors Category:1862 births Category:1922 deaths Category:People from New York (state) Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Absurdists Category:Satirists from the United States