Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

"I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem."
13 Quotes
"I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem."
Howard Nemerov
"It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page."
Howard Nemerov
"The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me."
Howard Nemerov
"A teacher is a person who never says anything once."
Howard Nemerov
"Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed."
Howard Nemerov
"Language cares."
Howard Nemerov
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
Howard Nemerov
"I have a plot, but not much happens."
Howard Nemerov
"I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones."
Howard Nemerov
"Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow`s speed."
Howard Nemerov
"[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students)."
Howard Nemerov
"I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier."
Howard Nemerov
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
Howard Nemerov
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