Kathleen Raine

thumb|Kathlen Raine in 1991 Kathleen Jessie Raine (14 June 1908 – 6 July 2003) was a British poet, critic, and independent scholar. Quotes In rose with petals soft as airI bind for you the tides and fire —the death that lives within the flower,oh, gladly love, for you I bear. Poem Envoi Intent on one great love, perfect,Requited and for ever,I missed love's everywhereSmall presence, thousand-guised. Poem Confessions Strangers have crossed the sound, but not the sound of the dark oarsmenOr the golden-haired sons of kings,Strangers whose thought is not formed to the cadence of waves,Rhythm of the sickle, oar and milking pail Poem The Ancient Speech He has married me with a ring, a ring of bright waterWhose ripples spread from the heart of the sea,He has married me with a ring of light, the glitterBroadcast on the swift river. Poem The Marriage of Psyche External links Article on Everything2 Category:Women academics from England Category:Critics from England Category:Poets from England Category:Women authors from England Category:Harvard University staff Category:1908 births Category:2003 deaths Category:People from London Category:University of Cambridge alumni