George Scarbrough

Biography

George Scarbrough is the author of six books of poetry and one novel. His first collection, Tellico Blue, was published by E.P. Dutton in 1949. His numerous awards include the Life Achievement Award from the Knoxville Writers Guild and the Bess Hokin Prize from Poetry. At 88 years of age, he is still writing poetry and learning a new word each day.

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POETRY / Fall 2004

From the Han-Shan Sequence

By George Scarbrough

The Analects declare it is best
To withdraw from one’s generation.
Next, to withdraw to another land.