“I know neither the people nor the language—all is strange and alien. I am four-fifths an Englishman if not entirely one.”

A candid expression of the divided cultural identity created by his English upbringing · Letter to Laurence Binyon, London period

• Culture
• Home
• Identity

“You cannot think how much I value your simple and sincere words of praise.”

Showing how deeply he valued encouragement from a fellow poet whose judgement he respected · Letter to Rabindranath Tagore, c. 1897–1898

• Friendship
• Gratitude
• Poetry

“I am still writing verse, but have done nothing worthy to send you... I sincerely doubt whether I should ever write a poem of any length.”

A revealing moment of artistic self-doubt from a poet still developing his voice · Letter to Laurence Binyon, Oxford period

• Humility
• Poetry
• Writing