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This morning of the small snow I count the blessings, the leak in the faucet which makes of the sink time, the drop of the water on water.

~Charles Olson

Topics: Blessings Count Drop Leak Makes Morning Sink Small Snow Time Water Which

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Forgive me if I sleep until I wake up.

~Charles Olson

Topics: Forgive Forgive Me Me Sleep Until Up Wake Wake Up

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We all want what's been suddenly disallowed.

~Charles Olson

Topics: Been Suddenly Want

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This country has been unconscious, and it's got to awake. That's my belief.

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Topics: Awake Been Belief Country Got Unconscious

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I'm sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head.

~Charles Olson

Topics: Born Head Sorry Towel I Was Born

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You don't help people in your poems. I've been trying to help people all my life - that's my trouble.

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Topics: All My Life Been Help Help People Life My Life People Poems Trouble Trying You Your

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You can read everybody. It's not even interesting to tell the truth because to some extent it's false.

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Topics: Because Even Everybody Extent False Interesting Read Some Tell Truth You

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You can do anything, literally, right? That's one of the exciting possibilities of the present.

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Topics: Anything Exciting Literally Possibilities Present Right You

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When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody?

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Topics: Being Cease Everybody Government Nuisance Will

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We're all moving, moving, moving. Isn't it nice?

~Charles Olson

Topics: Moving Nice

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: December 27th, 1910

Died: January 10th, 1970

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