Alfred Kreymborg

thumb|How many monkeys are you? Alfred Francis Kreymborg (December 10, 1883 – August 14, 1966) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, literary editor and anthologist. Quotes Manhattan’s a hell where culture rarely grew—But it lets two lives do all they care to do. "Two Lives and Six Million", in The Bookman, vol. 68, no. 1 (September, 1928), p. 24 The people who usually enjoy chess are the dubs and duffers, experts who have resigned their ambitions and now play for pastime, and the fraternity of kibitzers. "Chess Reclaims a Devotee", in The American Mercury, vol. 20, no. 80 (August, 1930), p. 448 Mushrooms: A Book of Free Forms (1916) New York: John Marshall & Co. I am four monkeys.One hangs from a limb,tail-wise,chattering at the earth;another is cramming his belly with cocoanut;the third is up in the top branches,quizzing the sky;and the fourth—he’s chasing another monkey.How many monkeys are you? "The Tree" (p. 30) The skyis that beautiful old parchmentin which the sun and the moonkeep their diary. "Old Manuscript" (p. 74) The Little World: 1914 and After (1932) New York: Coward-McCann thumb|Harlem has a black belt where darkies dwell in a heaven where white men seek a little hell. Satanthe envioussaid with a sigh:Christiansknow moreabout their hellthan I. "Envious Satan" (p. 9) Harlemhas a black beltwhere darkies dwellin a heavenwhere white menseek a little hell. "Crossing the Color Line" (p. 99) Defiant love sonnetsdemanding nude joyslure girls to be naughtyand live like the boys. "E.S.V.M." (p. 150) External links Category:Poets from the United States Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Editors from the United States Category:Anthologists from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:1883 births Category:1966 deaths