“The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream.”

— Harry Kemp · Life quote

“The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream.”

— HARRY KEMP

Poet · 1883 – 1960

Harry Kemp was an American poet, playwright and novelist known as the 'tramp poet' for his years of wandering. His memoir Tramping on Life (1922) chronicled his bohemian life on the road and at sea.

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