“This is newness: every little tawdry Obstacle glass-wrapped and peculiar, Glinting and clinking in a saint's falsetto. Only you Don't know what to make of the sudden slippiness, The blind, white, awful, inaccessible slant. There's no getting up it by the words you know. No getting up by elephant or wheel or shoe. We have only come to look. You are too new To want the world in a glass hat.”
This book is a collection of poems that spans different styles and themes, showcasing the diversity of poetic expression. more
American poet, novelist, and playwright. Her works are known for their profound emotion and unique style, and she is considered one of the most important female writers of the 20th century. more
“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”
“We exist as long as somebody remembers us.”
“Actually,I am a failed anorexic. I have anorexic thinking, but I can't seem to muster the behavoir”
“Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses”