My "Poems" were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written for the joy of writing, and for the satisfaction of an irresistible impulse. It is my belief that it is not the business of art either to teach or to preach.


Written at Camp Elsinore, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York, June 24, 1898. From Book News, Aug 1898.

Florence Earle Coates Quotes

My Poems were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written ...

My Poems were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written ...

My Poems were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written ...

My Poems were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written ...