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

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Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. – Marianne Moore

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Poetry is all nouns and verbs. – Marianne Moore

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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry. – Norman MacCaig

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Im conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. Theres hardly a day that goes past on which I dont write poetry. – Ben Okri

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Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. – Charles Simic

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