American - Poet | August 28, 1952 -
The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.
Rita Dove
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All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.
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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something.
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Libraries are where it all begins.
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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.
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Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.
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I think one of the things that people tend to forget is that poets do write out of life. It isn't some set piece that then gets put up on the shelf, but that the impetus, the real instigation for poetry is everything that's happening around us.
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It makes me furious to hear haters of all skin colors - especially Christian, Jewish, and Muslim fundamentalists - deride other people because of their different beliefs and lifestyles.
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I always loved science. And in fact, I got a science award in high school. I mean, I loved science, but I think I loved literature more.
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To practice your scales, so to speak, in order play the symphony, is what you have to do as a young poet.
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I make a discovery in a poem as I write it.
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I think that you certainly don't have to be aged and travel the world to write a poem.
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