"I learn a lot about my poems..." - Quote by Mary Oliver
I learn a lot about my poems when I read them by the way people respond to them.
More by Mary Oliver
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.”
“I have a little dog who likes to nap with me. He climbs on my body and puts his face in my neck. He is sweeter than soap. He is more wonderful than a diamond necklace, which can't even bark.”
More on Learning
“The way anything is developed is through practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice and more practice.”
“In the progress of politics, as in the common occurrences of life, we are not only apt to forget the ground we have travelled over, but frequently neglect to gather up experiences as we go.”
“Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.”
More on Poetry
“Who would not spout the family teapot in order to talk with Keats for an hour about poetry, or with Jane Austen about the art of fiction?”
“A picture is poem without words.”
“All poetry is supposed to be instructive but in an unnoticeable manner; it is supposed to make us aware of what it would be valuable to instruct ourselves in; we must deduce the lesson onour own, just as with life.”