Lawrence Raab

Lawrence Raab (1946 - ) Poet and professor, he was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He earned a BA from Middlebury College and an MA from Syracuse University. Raab is the author of many collections of poetry, and has also written screenplays. His poetry is thought to be conversational but precise.

Even a wounded world is feeding us.

Even a wounded world holds us, giving us

moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy

over despair. Not because I have my head 

in the sand, but because joy 

is what the Earth gives me 

daily and I must return the gift.

— Lawrence Raab