“No poetic phantasy but a biological reality, a fact: I am an entity like bird, insect, plant or sea-plant cell; I live; I am alive.”
Book:Selected poems
Quote by Hilda Doolittle
Work
Selected poems
This book compiles a selection of poems that showcase the depth and diversity of the author's poetic voice, exploring a range of subjects and employing different literary techniques. more
Author
Hilda Doolittle
American poet known for her unique voice and style, hailed as a pioneer of 'Objectivist poetry'. Her works are characterized by their concise, direct language and unique perspective. more
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Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
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“The things I have are nameless, old and true; they may not be named; few may live and know.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“No one knows the colour of a flower till it is broken.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“No one knows, the heart of a child, how it grows until it is too late.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“Fall the deep curtains, delicate the weave, fair the thread.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“There must be real gods see, the painted gods how fair!”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“Ardent yet chill and formal, how I ache to tempt a chisel as a sculptor.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944