I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an inflictive disease.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.