Till I, high in the tower of my time Among familiar ruins, began to cry For accident, sickness, justice, war and crime, Because all died, because I had to die. The snow fell, the trees stood, the promise kept, And a child I slept.
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 teacher is a person who never says anything once. - Howard Nemerov
A teacher is a person who never says anything once.
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.
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 …
A lot happens by accident in poetry. - Howard Nemerov
A lot happens by accident in poetry.
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.
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…
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