Quotes by A. R. Ammons

A. R. Ammons

American poet

Lived from: 1926 - 2001

Category: Poets (Contemporary)

Born: 18 february 1926 Died: 18 february 2001

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  • Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values.
    Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues (1996 edition), Univ of Michigan Pr
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  • Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
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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.
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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.
    Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues (1996 edition), Univ of Michigan Pr
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  • There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world.
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  • You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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