To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

He also gave much of his time to organizations such as the Poetry Society of America which he establiEdwin Markhamd in 1910. Schools in other states name in his honor include: Edwin Markham Intermediate School 51 in Staten Island Edwin Markham Elementary in Pasco Washington Edwin Markham Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon Pennsylvania and Markham Elementary in Portland Oregon.

From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.