Rod McKuen
Poet
1933-04-29 – 2015-01-29
Rod McKuen was an American poet, songwriter, and performer. He became one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s and also composed songs recorded by major artists. McKuen worked across poetry, music, film scoring, and spoken-word recordings.
Books by Rod McKuen
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Quotes by Rod McKuen
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I have fallen in love with the worldAnd I am aware that I have chosenthe most dangerous lover of them all.
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The journey back is always longer than the forward run.
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Unless you call attentionto your presencewho will know you're there?Even a countryhas to weave and wave a flagas proof of its existence.
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The journey back is always longer than the forward run.
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Unless you call attentionto your presencewho will know you're there?Even a countryhas to weave and wave a flagas proof of its existence.
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I have fallen in love with the worldAnd I am aware that I have chosenthe most dangerous lover of them all.
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I try not to put messages in my songs. My only message is man's communication with his fellow man. I want to narrow the gap of strangeness and alienation.
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... If you love somebody, tell them.
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