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“Those of us who make up poems have agreed not to say what the pain is.”

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Robert Bly, born on December 23, 1926, is a renowned American poet. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and rich imagination, which has had a profound impact on contemporary poetry. more

“When anyone seriously pursues an art - painting, poetry, sculpture, composing - over twenty or thirty years, the sustained discipline carries the artist down to the countryside of grief, and that descent, resisted so long proves invigorating. . . . As I've gotten older, I find I am able to be nourished more by sorrow and to distinguish it from depression.”

Years Long Art Able Artist Grief Painting Discipline Sorrow Prove Twenties Pursue Thirty Carrie Sculpture Thirty Years Countryside Composing Descent Invigorating

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“Grief is the doorway to a man's feelings.”

Men Feelings Grief Doorways

Author:Robert Bly

“My heart is on a budget. It keeps me on the brink.”

Heart My Heart Budgets

Book:Words for Dr. Y.: uncollected poems with three stories

Source: Words for Dr. Y.: uncollected poems with three stories

“All in all, I'd say, the world is strangling.”

World Strangling

Author:Anne Sexton

“I try to take care and be gentle to them. Words and eggs must be handled with care. Once broken they are impossible things to repair.”

Trying Care Impossible Broken Take Care Gentle Eggs Impossible Things

Book:The Awful Rowing Toward God

Source: The Awful Rowing Toward God

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