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“Poetry is all nouns and verbs.”

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American poet known for her unique modernist style and profound philosophical insights. Her poetry is concise and insightful, often exploring themes of nature, art, and the human condition. more

“I regard a love for poetry as one of the most needful and helpful elements in the life-outfit of a human being. It was the greatest of blessings to me, in the long days of toil to which I was shut in much earlier than most young girls are, that the poetry I held in my memory breathed its enchanted atmosphere through me and around me, and touched even dull drudgery with its sunshine.”

Writing Humans Long Young Poetry Girl Memories Human Beings Blessing Elements Regard Atmosphere Dull Touched Sunshine Helpful Toil Enchanted Drudgery Long Day

Book:A New England girlhood

Source: A New England girlhood

“There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.”

Knows Pain Poetry Pleasure Poet Poetic

Author:William Cowper

“The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.”

Writing Firsts Children Poetry Stones Throwing Writing Poetry Reverberation Poetry Reading Throwing Stones

Author:James Fenton

“A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end. Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.”

World Ends Poetry Perfect Impossible Written Poet Stealing Mature Immature

Author:Robert Graves

“Well, write poetry, for God's sake, it's the only thing that matters.”

Writing Wells Matter Poetry Sake Things That Matter Only Thing That Matters

Author:e. e. cummings

“Poetry fettered fetters the human race.”

Humans Poetry Race Destroyed Human Race Proportion Flourishing Fetters

Author:William Blake

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