When we, the Workers, all demand: What are WE fighting for? Then we’ll end that stupid crime, that devil’s madness-War.
Robert W. Service Quotes
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.
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| Birth: | 16th January, 1874 |
| Death: | 11th September, 1958 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet, Writer |
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Robert William Service was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon". Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough. "These humorous tales in verse were considered doggerel by the literary set, yet remain extremely popular to this day."
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