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Howard Nemerov Quotes

Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won’t know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful Picture Quote #1

Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose? Picture Quote #1

Language is remarkable, except under the extreme constraints of mathematics and logic, it never can talk only about what it’s supposed to talk about but is always spreading around Picture Quote #1

It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page Picture Quote #1

I liked the kid who wrote me that he had to do a term paper on a modern poet and he was doing me because, though they say you have to read poems twice, he found he could handle mine in one try Picture Quote #1

I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That’s one of the things you learn not to know Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never read a political poem that’s accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants Picture Quote #1

I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early Picture Quote #1

I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there’s always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow Picture Quote #1

History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It’s one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn’t live without Picture Quote #1

The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened Picture Quote #1

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed Picture Quote #1

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Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won’t know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful (Howard Nemerov Quotes) Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose? (Howard Nemerov Quotes) Language is remarkable, except under the extreme constraints of mathematics and logic, it never can talk only about what it’s supposed to talk about but is always spreading around (Howard Nemerov Quotes) It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page (Howard Nemerov Quotes) I liked the kid who wrote me that he had to do a term paper on a modern poet and he was doing me because, though they say you have to read poems twice, he found he could handle mine in one try (Howard Nemerov Quotes) I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That’s one of the things you learn not to know (Howard Nemerov Quotes) I’ve never read a political poem that’s accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants (Howard Nemerov Quotes) I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early (Howard Nemerov Quotes) I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there’s always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow (Howard Nemerov Quotes) History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It’s one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn’t live without (Howard Nemerov Quotes) The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened (Howard Nemerov Quotes) Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed (Howard Nemerov Quotes)

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