Howard Nemerov Quote

Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine not only in daylight but (by whatever illusionist magic) from within.

Figures of thought: speculations on the meaning of poetry & other essays (ed. 1978)

Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine...

Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine...

Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine...

Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine...