Marianne Moore's Quote - I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no

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I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it. – Marianne Moore

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Originality is… a by-product of sincerity. – Marianne Moore

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My father used to say superior people never make long visits. – Marianne Moore

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As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. – Marianne Moore

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Im quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent. – Marguerite Young

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Poetry is not an expression of the party line. Its that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, thats what the poet does. – Allen Ginsberg

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He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite. – Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. – Mark Strand

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