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Hebrews 11:3
Blessed be the Man
Poetry
"The Staff of Aesculapius"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
“… we
do not admire what
we cannot understand.”
Quelle: Complete Poems
“The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
not in silence, but restraint.”
"Silence"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
“The cure for loneliness is solitude.”
Quelle: Complete Prose of Marianne Moore
“Omissions are not accidents.”
The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore (1967), Author's note, p. vi
“What I write could only be called poetry because there is no other category to put it.”
Interview with Donald Hall in November 1960, pub.'Paris Review' The Art of Poetry, no 26 (1961)
“Poetry is a magic of pauses … not a thing of tunes, but of heightened consciousness.”
Poetry and Criticism - American Peoples Encyclopedia , Groller , New York 1965
The Past is the Present
Collected Poems (1951)
“We Call Them the Brave
who likely were reluctant to be brave.”
"We Call Them the Brave" (the title of this poem is also obviously meant to be read as its first line, though set apart)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
I Believe in Prayer - - How Prayer helps me The Dial Press 1955
Prose
"The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
"Charity Overcoming Envy"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
“Whatever it is.. poem.. play, story.. it must hold attention.”
Poetry as Expression - The Writer April 1962
Prose
“My father used to say "Superior people never make long visits."”
"Silence"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
Interview with Grace Shulman. Quarterly Review of Literature 1969
“that which is impossible to force, it is impossible
to hinder.”
"Radical"
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
“One may be pardoned, yes I know
one may, for love for love, undying (Ephesians 6:24)”
Voracities and Verities Sometimes are Interesting
Poetry
“Everything I have written is the result of reading or of interest in people.”
As quoted in Marianne Moore, Poet of Affection (1977) by Pamela White Hadas, p. 6
“Beauty is everlasting
and dust is for a time.”
"In Distrust of Merits" (1944)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
