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Category Archive: 1923

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “Someone sits at a table or…”

Someone sits at a table or lies on a sofa while staring motionless at a wall or ceiling. Once in a while this person writes down seven lines, only to cross out one of them 15 minutes later, and then another hour passes, during which nothing happens. Who could stand to watch this kind of thing?

September 17, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “Sometimes I really have a spiritual…”

Sometimes I really have a spiritual need to say something more general about the world, and sometimes something personal.

August 21, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “Even the worst book can give…”

Even the worst book can give us something to think about.

July 11, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “I usually write for the individual…”

I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled in big rooms, so they can live through something collectively. I prefer my reader to take my poem and have a one-on-one relationship with it.

July 4, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

James Schuyler Quote: “However, intention needn’t enter in, and…”

However, intention needn’t enter in, and if a reader sees things in a religious way, and the work is dogmatically acceptable, then I don’t see why it should not be interpreted in that way, as well as in others.

June 29, 2021 1923, American, James Schuyler, November 9, Quotes by Poets

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “This terrifying world is not devoid…”

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

June 7, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Anthony Hecht Quote: “Poetry operates by hints and dark…”

Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch’s brew.

June 4, 2021 1923, American, Anthony Hecht, January 16, Quotes by Poets

Wislawa Szymborska Quote: “Everyone needs solitude, especially a person…”

Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.

May 10, 2021 1923, July 2, Polish, Quotes by Poets, Wislawa Szymborska

Peter Gay Quote: “My definition of modernism took a…”

My definition of modernism took a while to develop.

April 30, 2021 1923, American, June 20, Peter Gay, Quotes by Historians

James Schuyler Quote: “Well, if this is poetry, I’m…”

Well, if this is poetry, I’m certainly never going to write any myself.

April 18, 2021 1923, American, James Schuyler, November 9, Quotes by Poets

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