Quote by Howard Nemerov
Ive never read a political poem thats accomplished anything. Poetr

Ive never read a political poem thats accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants. – Howard Nemerov

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Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadows speed. – Howard Nemerov

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History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. Its one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldnt live without. – Howard Nemerov

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The moment of change is the only poem. – Adrienne Rich

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Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things. – Robert Frost

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Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a mans life if he has the weight and cares about the words. – Archibald MacLeish

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In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. – Archie Shepp

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