Ruth Stone Quotes

Poet

Ruth Stone was a renowned American poet, born on June 8, 1915, and passed away on November 19, 2011. Her poetry is known for its simplicity, directness, and profound emotional expression.

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“Strange imagined shapes of things, wild distortions of the familiar, like the galaxies, pinpoints, of the imagined; until the polished multiple eyes of lofted telescopes — while buffeted by cosmic dust and plasma — passed down bit by bit the great glass marble of the universe.”

Beautiful Poetry Universe Description Imagery In The Next Galaxy Ruth Stone

Book:In the Next Galaxy

Source: In the Next Galaxy

“blinded visionary that locks the moon in place; I am the simple sieve that drinks the universe.”

Poetry Universe Moon In The Next Galaxy Ruth Stone

Book:In the Next Galaxy

Source: In the Next Galaxy

“Your voice still beating inside my skull, as if I could put my fingers through my eyes and pull you out. This dumb external universe.”

Poetry Universe Voice Memory In The Next Galaxy Ruth Stone

Book:In the Next Galaxy

Source: In the Next Galaxy

“It's a dirty self-cleaning universe.”

Poetry Universe Dirty In The Next Galaxy Ruth Stone

Book:In the Next Galaxy

Source: In the Next Galaxy

About the Author

Born: June 8, 1915
Died: November 19, 2011
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 33

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Second-hand Coat: Poems New and SelectedRelated source material

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