Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice. Howard Nemerov Read Quote
Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow’s speed. Howard Nemerov Read Quote
I’ve never read a political poem that’s accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants. Howard Nemerov Read Quote
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 Read Quote