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For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded of the large, vague, unlimited, unknown.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Certain Concrete Large Limited Need Often Reminded Restored Small Though Unknown Unlimited Vague

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In nature there are few sharp lines.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Few Lines Nature Sharp

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Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Anything Becomes Closely Looked Wonderful

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Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.

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Topics: Direct Everything Experience Instead Opinion

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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.

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Topics: Answers Extent Questions Some Structure

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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Alone Become Billion Careless Four Galaxy Hundred Local Our Stars Too

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Only silence perfects silence.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Only Silence

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If the greatest god is the stillness all the motions add up to, then we must ineluctably be included.

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Topics: Add God Greatest Included Motions Must Stillness Then Up

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If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'

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Topics: Answer Ask Correction Disorder Expect Linguistic Music Poetry Question Vague Words

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There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world.

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Topics: Favor Isolation Real Real World Said Something The Real World Working World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: February 18th, 1926

Died: February 25th, 2001

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