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I do not suppose that anyone ...

I do not suppose that anyone not a poet can realize the agony of creating a poem. Every nerve, even every muscle, seems strained to the breaking point. The poem will not be denied; to refuse to write it would be a greater torture. It tears its way out of the brain, splintering and breaking its passage, and leaves that organ in the state of a jelly-fish when the task is done.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

Poets are always the advance ...

Poets are always the advance guard of literature; the advance guard of life. It is for this reason that their recognition comes so slowly.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

Life is a stream On which we ...

Life is a stream On which we strew Petal by petal the flower of our heart.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

My words are little jars For ...

My words are little jars For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, And they have many pleasant colours and lustres To recommend them. Also the scent from them fills the room With sweetness of flowers and crushed grasses.

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This is America, This vast, c...

This is America, This vast, confused beauty, This staring, restless speed of loveliness, Mighty, overwhelming, crude, of all forms, Making grandeur out of profusion, Afraid of no incongruities, Sublime in its audacity, Bizarre breaker of moulds.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

How much more beautiful is th...

How much more beautiful is the moon, Slanting down the gauffered branches of a plum-tree; The moon Wavering across a bed of tulips; The moon, Still, Upon your face. You shine, Beloved, You and the moon. But which is the reflection?

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

Witches are moon-birds,
Witc...

Witches are moon-birds,
Witches are the women of the false, beautiful moon.

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Art is like politics. Any the...

Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

So with the stretch of the wh...

So with the stretch of the white road before me,
Shining snow crystals rainbowed by the sun,
Fields that are white, stained with long, cool, blue shadows,
Strong with the strength of my horse as we run.
Joy in the touch of the wind and the sunlight!
Joy! With the vigorous earth I am one.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

I should like to bring a case...

I should like to bring a case to trial: Prosperity versus Beauty, Cash registers teetering in a balance against the comfort of the soul.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

Poetry is the most concentrat...

Poetry is the most concentrated form of literature; it is the most emotionalized and powerful way in which thought can be presented.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

A black cat among roses, phlo...

A black cat among roses, phlox, lilac-misted under a quarter moon, the sweet smells of heliotrope and night-scented stock. The garden is very still. It is dazed with moonlight, contented with perfume.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

When trying to explain anythi...

When trying to explain anything, I usually find that the Bible, that great collection of magnificent and varied poetry, has said it before in the best possible way.

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Happiness, to some, elation; ...

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

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Art is the desire of a man to...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

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You are ice and fire the touc...

You are ice and fire the touch of you burns my hands like snow.

Amy Lowell 98 quotes

For books are more than books...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

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Moon! Moon! I am prone before...

Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness.

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A man must be sacrificed now ...

A man must be sacrificed now and again to provide for the next generation of men.

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Youth condemns; maturity cond...

Youth condemns; maturity condones.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....