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Quote by Mary Ruefle

“Every time it starts to snow, I would like to have sex.”

Author

Mary Ruefle is an American poet known for her unique style and profound themes. Her work is characterized by its concise language and deep insights, exploring themes of nature, memory, time, and the essence of human existence. She has won numerous awards for her poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. more

“Yes, and the body has a memory. The physical carriage hauls more than its weight. The body is the threshold across which each objectionable call passes into consciousness—all the unintimidated, unblinking, and unflappable resilience does not erase the moments lived through, even as we are eternally stupid or everlastingly optimistic, so ready to be inside, among, a part of the games.”

Doe Moments Body Games Memories Consciousness Stupid Ready Weight Resilience Optimistic Erase Threshold Carriages Haul

Book:Citizen: An American Lyric

Source: Citizen: An American Lyric

“I’m not investigating race as much as I’m investigating intimacy.”

Race Intimacy Investigating

Author:Claudia Rankine

“I am invested in keeping present the forgotten bodies.”

Body Forgotten

Author:Claudia Rankine

“Where is the safest place when that place / must be someplace other than in the body?”

Body