I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.


International Herald Tribune (14 October 1988)

Howard Nemerov Quotes

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.