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Author - Randall Jarrell
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Think
I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of....
knowledge
I see at last that all the knowledgeI wrung from the darkness—that the darkness flung me—Is worthless....
critique
There is something essentially ridiculous about critics, anyway: what is good is good without our saying....
modernism
It's ugly, but is it art?
cats
The cat's asleep; I whisper "kitten"Till he stirs a little and begins to purr--He doesn't wake. Today....
poem
When I was young and miserable and prettyAnd poor, I'd wishWhat all girls wish: to have a husband,A house....
war
From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.Six miles....
poets
A good poet is someone who manages in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms to be struck by lightning....
poetry
A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning....
family
One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to....
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