Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone. A. R. Ammons billioncarelessgalaxy Change image and share on social
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing. A. R. Ammons blankdefinitionprison Change image and share on social
Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same. A. R. Ammons anticipationdayevent share on social
For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded of the large, vague, unlimited, unknown. A. R. Ammons concretelargelimit Change image and share on social
I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry. A. R. Ammons articlefloodgrateful Change image and share on social
There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world. A. R. Ammons favorisolationreal Change image and share on social
You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off. A. R. Ammons findidentitymind Change image and share on social
If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.' A. R. Ammons answercorrectiondisorder Change image and share on social
I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning. A. R. Ammons burnmanpast share on social
Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful. A. R. Ammons closelylookwonderful Change image and share on social
