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A bit of trash now and then is good for the severest reader. It provides the necessary roughage in the literary diet. Phyllis McGinley Pulitzer Prize…
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The heads of strong old age are beautiful / Beyond all grace of youth Robinson Jeffers John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887-January 20, 1962) was …
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There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks. Countee Cullen Harlem Renaissance poet Co…
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Fiction is life with the dull bits left out. Clive James Australian writer Clive James (born October 7, 1939) was named Vivian as a child after a mal…
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Sometimes thou seem'st not as thyself alone, But as the meaning of all things that are. Dante Gabriel Rossetti February 10, 1862: Poet Dante Gabriel …
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You never do find out what makes you tick, and after a while it's unimportant. Norman Mailer Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923-November 10, 2007) was a…
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A roll of the dice will never abolish chance. Stéphane Mallarmé French poet Stéphane Mallarmé (born March 18, 1842) was a leading literary figure of …
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I will drink life to the lees. Alfred Tennyson April 20, 1827: Popular Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson published his first book 191 years ago today. T…
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A poem is like a score for the human voice. Li-Young Lee Happy birthday, Li-Young Lee! The award-winning poet was born in Indonesia to Chinese politi…
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Tis "the witching time of night", / Orbed is the moon and bright, / And the stars they glisten, glisten, / Seeming with bright eyes to listen — John …
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We humans are more complicated than animals, and we love through the imagination. George Moore Admired by William Butler Yeats and Virginia Woolf, wr…
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A smile is the universal welcome. Max Eastman Max Eastman, born January 4, 1883, was an American poet, editor, and writer on literature, philosophy, …
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Poems are a hotline to our hearts, and we forget this emotional power at our peril. Andrew Motion Andrew Motion (born October 26, 1952) was the U.K.’…
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Oku no Hosomichi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" redirects here. Oku no H…
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Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist. Guy de Maupassant At the age of 18, French wri…
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If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything. Claude McKay Jamaican poet and novelist Claude McKay (born Septemb…
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My life is like tofu—it's what gets added that makes it interesting. Angela Johnson Happy birthday, Angela Johnson! The American poet and writer ofte…
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I believe in the magic and authority of words. René Char In the early 1930s, popular French poet René Char (born June 14, 1907) rubbed elbows with Pa…
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The days that make us happy make us wise John Masefield As a young man, English poet John Masefield (born June 1, 1878) always had his nose in a book…
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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires. Francesco Petrarca April 26, 1336: On this day, Italian poet Petrarch climbed to the top of Mo…
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Deserve your dream. Octavio Paz Mexican poet and Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz (born March 31, 1914) thought he wanted to be a lawyer when he was a …
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Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day. William Allingham Irish poet William Allingham (born March 19, 1824) achieved a moderate …
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The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering. Ben …
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Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart and hasten with it to the world of brightness. Nasir-i Khusraw March 5, 1046: On this day, Persian poet …
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Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart and hasten with it to the world of brightness. Nasir-i Khusraw March 5, 1046: On this day, Persian poet …
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Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today. Marcus Valerius Martialis Roman poet Martial (born Marcus Valerius Martialis on March 1, 40 AD) is considere…
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance…
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You're something between a dream and a miracle. Elizabeth Barrett Browning January 21, 1846: On this day, English poet Elizabeth Barrett gave Robert …
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Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go. Henry Austin Dobson English poet Henry Austin Dobson (born January 18, 1840) and his brother, Ja…
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The heaviness of loss in her heart hadn't eased, but there was room there for humour, too. Nalo Hopkinson Happy birthday, Nalo Hopkinson! The Jamaica…
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Forever is composed of nows. Emily Dickinson While American poet Emily Dickinson (born December 10, 1830) was an avid reader, for a short time she wa…
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What hath night to do with sleep? John Milton English poet John Milton (born December 9, 1608) was dedicated and studious even as a child. According …
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... wedo not admire whatwe cannot understand. Marianne Moore December 8, 1955: On this day, poet Marianne Moore sent Ford Motor Company her suggestio…
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They were all brilliant. They wrote books and painted pictures, and if they ever stopped talking, which I was sure they would never do, they planned …
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Where there is a woman there is magic. Ntozake Shange Happy birthday, Ntozake Shange! After years of enduring racism and struggling through depressio…
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For whatever we lose (like a you or a me),It's always our self we find in the sea. E.E. Cummings E.E. Cummings or ee cummings? You’ll see it written …
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Anyone in pursuit of art is responding to a desire to make visible that which is not, to offer the unknown self to others. Hettie Jones October 13, 1…
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I am a poet in deeds--not often in words. Ian Fleming September 29, 1939: On this day, naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming wrote a top-secret memo…
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When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge. Tuli Kupferberg American counterculture poet and musician Tuli Kupferberg (born September 28, 1923) wrot…
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I'm a poet, and I like my lies the way my mother used to make them. Aleister Crowley September 23, 1930: On this day, English poet and magician Aleis…
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The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy. Djuna Barnes September 10, 1967: On this day, American poet Djuna Barnes proudly told a friend …
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth August 28, 1833: On this day, English poet William Wordsworth tried to impress …
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I wanted the whole world or nothing. Charles Bukowski According to city records, Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany on August 16, 1920, …
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Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist. Guy de Maupassant At the age of 18, French wri…
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The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me? Percy Bysshe Shelley At the age…
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Life is just action and reaction, rationalizations are added later on Ibn-e-Safi Ibn-e-Safi is the pen name of famed Pakistani writer and poet Asrar …
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A tiger doesn't proclaim his tigritude, he pounces Wole Soyinka Happy birthday, Wole Soyinka! The Nigerian playwright and poet was imprisoned for 22 …
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long. Pablo Neruda Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (born July 12, 1904) preferred to write in green ink because the colo…
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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. Anne Bradstreet July 10, 1666: On this day, a fire destro…
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine According to popular rumor, French poet Jean de La Fontaine (born July 8, 1621) c…