Howard Nemerov's Quote - I think there was a revolution in poetry, associated chiefly with

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I think there was a revolution in poetry, associated chiefly with

I think there was a revolution in poetry, associated chiefly with Eliot and Pound but maybe it is of the nature of revolutions or of the nature of history that their innovations should later come to look trivial or indistinguishable from technical tricks. – Howard Nemerov

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For a Jewish Puritan of the middle class, the novel is serious, the novel is work, the novel is conscientious application why, the novel is practically the retail business all over again. – Howard Nemerov

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I do insist on making what I hope is sense so theres always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow. – Howard Nemerov

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A lot happens by accident in poetry. – Howard Nemerov

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The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly. – Jean Piaget

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