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Jean Toomer was an American poet, born on December 26, 1894, and died on March 30, 1967. His works are known for their concise language and profound emotion, and he is considered an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Famous Jean Toomer Quotes

“We do not posses imagination enough to sense what we are missing.”

Enough Imagination Missing Posse

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“Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it.”

Thinking Feels Enough Dream Time Contemplating

Book:The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writings by Jean Toomer

Source: The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writings by Jean Toomer

“Perhaps . . . our lot on the earth is to seek and to search. Now and again we find just enough to enable us to carry on. I now doubt that any of us will completely find and be found in this life.”

Enough Earth Found Doubt This Life

Author:Jean Toomer

About the Author

Born: December 26, 1894
Died: March 30, 1967
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 36

Books & Sources

The Uncollected Works of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967Related source material

The Collected Poems of Jean ToomerRelated source material

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The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writings by Jean ToomerRelated source material

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