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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.

~A. R. Ammons

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That's a wonderful change that's taken place, and so most poetry today is published, if not directly by the person, certainly by the enterprise of the poet himself, working with his friends.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Certainly Change Directly Enterprise Friends Himself His Most Person Place Poet Poetry Published Taken Today Wonderful Working

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I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Any Burning Go Man Nor Other Past Poem Purpose Reason Recognised Tell Telling Where You

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I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Agents Appreciate Change Clarity Gradual Here Meaning Must Necessary Order Point Rationality Stability Stress Structure Successful Whatever

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Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Along Cannot Day Day To Day Each Each Time Even Events Exactly Exactly The Same Fears Health His Imagined Moods Poet Route Same Sight Sonnet Thoughts Time Walk You

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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Actual Besides Class Differs Discourse Everything First Free Keeping Logical Many Mode Poems Poetry Reading Suggest Teach Teaching Things Two While Would You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: February 18th, 1926

Died: February 25th, 2001

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