James Benjamin Kenyon

James Benjamin Kenyon (1858–1924) was an American clergyman and poet. He was born in Frankfort, New York. He entered the Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1878, and subsequently became pastor of a church at Watertown, New York. Some of his volumes of poetry are In Realms of Gold (1887), At the Gate of Dreams (1892), An Oaten Pipe (1895). Quotes Arise, O Soul, and gird thee up anew,  Though the black camel Death kneel at thy gate;No beggar thou that thou for alms shouldst sue;  Be the proud captain still of thine own fate! "A Challenge", An Oaten Pipe (New York: J. Selwin Tait and Sons, 1895) p. 69 Compare: Henley, "Invictus" · Abd-el-Kader External links Q104233061 Category:1858 births Category:1924 deaths Category:Poets from the United States Category:Clergy from the United States Category:People from New York (state)