In a poem, the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.


Their Ancient Glittering Eyes (1992)

Marianne Moore Quotes

In a poem, the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.

In a poem, the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.

In a poem, the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.

In a poem, the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.