Rose Styron

Rose Burgunder Styron (1928- ) is an American poet, journalist, and human rights activist. She is a founding member of Amnesty International USA, becoming a board member in 1970. Styron is the subject of the documentary ‘In the Company of Rose’, directed by James Lapine, which debuted in 2022 (Apple TV).

No one’s awake

but us, and a bird.

The day’s too beautiful

to speak a word.

— Rose Styron