I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early.
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
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
A lot happens by accident in poetry. - Howard Nemerov
A lot happens by accident in poetry.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will o… - Howard Nemerov
Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will o…
It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page. - Howard Nemerov
It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page.
Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time. - Howard Nemerov
Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.
The only way out is the way through, just as you cannot escape death except by dying. Being unable to write, you must examine in writing this being u… - Howard Nemerov
The only way out is the way through, just as you cannot escape death except by dying. Being unable to write, you must examine in writing this being u…
A teacher is a person who never says anything once. - Howard Nemerov
A teacher is a person who never says anything once.
Writing is like the relationship with your bowels. First you can, then you can't. Finally, you must. Only then should you reach for the paper. - Howard Nemerov
Writing is like the relationship with your bowels. First you can, then you can't. Finally, you must. Only then should you reach for the paper.
Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine … - Howard Nemerov
Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine …
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