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A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in relation to other people. I reach for these outward stories to make sense of my own life, and how my story intersects with a larger public history. Natasha Trethewey historyidentityintersect share on social
The experience of poetry could bring my mother back to me. Poetry offers a different kind of solace - here on earth. Natasha Trethewey backbringearth Change image and share on social
'Memory.' 'Race.' 'Murder.' That's what they say about me. I am an elegiac poet. I have some historical questions, and I'm grappling with ways to make sense of history; why it still haunts us in our most intimate relationships with each other, but also in our political decisions. Natasha Trethewey decisionelegiacgrapple share on social
The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it. David Whyte defensegreatpoetry Change image and share on social
Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel ideanonsensicalpoem Change image and share on social
Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.' Max Planck engageentrancefaith Change image and share on social