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Quote by Ken Kesey

“I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be.”

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Ken Kesey was an influential American author best known for his anti-establishment novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. His works often delve into social and political issues, and are celebrated for their unique narrative style and profound insights. more

“To me, poetry is a recreation, a renewal of language... The subtlety of what words mean and the fact that you write something and all of a sudden you'll realize that "yes, it reaches out. It meant that, too." Then all of a sudden you'll get a rhyme and the rhyme will throw up a whole new way of looking at things. It's this relationship that you never dreamed of.”

Way Writing Mean Whole Facts Language Realizing Poetry Is Reach Out New Ways Rhyme Renewal Recreation Subtlety

Author:Mary Ann Hoberman

“A poem really does recreate the language, and that's what it has to do. A true poem, I think, has to give you that shiver. That, "yes, it's never been said quite that way before."”

Thinking Way Giving Doe Said Language Shiver

Author:Mary Ann Hoberman

“One thing about being a children's poet or a versifier, is that there is a large market for your wares. These things really made the rounds. I would meet people and they'd quote my poems to me. It's great.”

People Children Made One Thing Poet Rounds

Author:Mary Ann Hoberman

“I have my faithful rhyming dictionary that sits up there on my desk, but I have to tell you, there are very few new rhymes that I didn't think of. I often just go right through the alphabet in my head when I'm looking for a rhyme.”

Thinking Faithful Desks Rhyme Dictionary Alphabet Rhyming

Author:Mary Ann Hoberman