Marianne Moore Quote

Nor till the poets among us can be
'literalists of
the imagination'—above
insolence and triviality and can present
for inspection, imaginary gardens with real toads in them, shall we have
it.


'Poetry' (1935)


Nor till the poets among us can be 'literalists of the imagination'—above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, imaginary...

Nor till the poets among us can be 'literalists of the imagination'—above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, imaginary...

Nor till the poets among us can be 'literalists of the imagination'—above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, imaginary...

Nor till the poets among us can be 'literalists of the imagination'—above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, imaginary...