Marie Howe Quotes

Poet

Marie Howe, born in 1950, is an accomplished American poet. Her works are known for their deep emotion and keen observations of everyday life, earning her a dedicated following.

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“The soul has a story that has a shape that almost no one sees. No, no one ever does.”

Soul Stories Poetry Poem Souls Being Seen

Book:The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

Source: The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

“Hurry up honey, I say, hurry hurry, as she runs along two or three steps behind me her blue jacket unzipped and her socks rolled down. Where do I want her to hurry to? To her grave? To mine? Where one day she might stand all grown?”

Children Poetry Poem Mindfulness Parents Rushing Families Hurrying Living In The Moment

Book:The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

Source: The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

“--One day it happens: what you have feared all your life, the unendurably specific, the exact thing. No matter what you say or do.”

Death Poetry Fear Loss Grief Poem Mourning

Author:Marie Howe

“This is the life you have written, the novel tells us. What happens next?”

Life Writing Reality Poetry Fiction Poem Living Novels

Book:The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

Source: The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems

About the Author

Born: 1950
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 19

Books & Sources

The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: PoemsRelated source material

What the Living Do: PoemsRelated source material

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