Quotes by : Howard Nemerov

[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students).

A teacher is a person who never says anything once.

I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier.

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.

I have a plot, but not much happens.

I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones.

I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem.

The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me.

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow`s speed.

Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.