History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without. Howard Nemerov dealgeneralityhistory Change image and share on social
I think there was a revolution in poetry, associated chiefly with Eliot and Pound; but maybe it is of the nature of revolutions or of the nature of history that their innovations should later come to look trivial or indistinguishable from technical tricks. Howard Nemerov chieflyeliothistory share on social
Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won't know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful. Howard Nemerov accidentbeautifulburst Change image and share on social
I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones. Howard Nemerov childsquatugly Change image and share on social
Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed. Howard Nemerov forgetfullightshadow Change image and share on social
The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me. Howard Nemerov goodjobsecret Change image and share on social
Mostly the thought and the verse come inseparably. In my poem Poetics, it's as close as I come to telling how I do it. Howard Nemerov closeinseparablypoem Change image and share on social
