“Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.”

About Edwin Markham

Poet • American

Edwin Markham was an American poet widely celebrated for his socially conscious verse. He gained international fame with his 1898 poem, "The Man with the Hoe," inspired by Jean-François Millet's painting of the same...