A lot happens by accident in poetry. — Quoted

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“A lot happens by accident in poetry.”

Howard Nemerov · Poetry

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I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem.

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I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there's always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow.

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I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.

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Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.

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