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Howard Nemerov Quotes

Howard Nemerov quotes

American Poet February 29, 1920 – July 5, 1991

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Howard Nemerov quote: "Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many..."
Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice. Howard Nemerov
I liked the kid who wrote me that he had to do a term paper on a modern poet and he was doing me because, though they say you have to read poems twice, he found he could handle mine in one try. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything...."
I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there's always a..."
I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there's always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S...."
When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S. Eliot and after that William Butler Yeats. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "When you write it doesn't occur to you that somebody could..."
When you write it doesn't occur to you that somebody could think different from what you do. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That's one..."
I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That's one of the things you learn not to know. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones."
I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "The spirit world doesn't admit to communicating with me, so..."
The spirit world doesn't admit to communicating with me, so it's fairly even. Howard Nemerov
Robert Frost had always said you mustn't think of the last line first, or it's only a fake poem, not a real one. I'm inclined to agree. Howard Nemerov
History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "Language cares."
Language cares. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "I have become a gate. To the ruined city, dry, /..."
I have become a gate. To the ruined city, dry, / Indestructible by fire. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "A lot happens by accident in poetry."
A lot happens by accident in poetry. Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov quote: "A chronicle is very different from history proper."
A chronicle is very different from history proper. Howard Nemerov

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