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“ It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page. ”

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

~ Howard Nemerov

I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier.

~ Howard Nemerov

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

~ Howard Nemerov

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

~ Howard Nemerov