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Book by Tracy K. Smith · 10 quotes · Poetry, Poem, Life

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“Sometimes this poem tells itself nothing matters, All's a joke. Relax, it says, everything's Taken care of. (A poem can lie.)”

Poetry Doubt Poem Lies Reassurance

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“What does living do to any of us?”

Life Living Impact Effect

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“Why Do we insist our lives are ours?”

Life Living Ownership

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“If I lean unbuttoned into the blow Of loss after loss, love tossed Into the ecstatic void-- It carries me with it farther, To chords that stretch and bend Like light through colored glass. But it races on, toward shadows Where the world I know And the world I fear Threaten to meet.”

Love Life Fear Loss Knowledge Living

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“I am not What you intend me to be.”

Self Poetry Poem Intentions Perceptions

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“Like a god, / I believe in nothing.”

Poetry Mythology Poems Myths

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“There is a We in this poem To which everyone belongs. As in We the People-- In order to form a more perfect Union-- And: We were objects of much curiosity To the Indians-- And: The next we present before you Are things very appalling-- And: We find we are living, suffering, loving, Dying a story. We had not known otherwise-- We's a huckster, trickster, has pluck. We will draw you in.”

America Poetry United States Poem Unity Usa United States Of America Difference Us

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“Who can say the word love When everything--everything--pushes back with the promise To grind itself to dust?”

Love Poetry Challenges Poem Difficulties

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“What's heavy Grounds us to the world.”

World Life Poetry Poem Being Grounded

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“The point is, you won't necessarily know Whether you're living a science fiction reality.”

Reality Knowledge Science Fiction Self Knowledge

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