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I am grateful for - though I cant keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight

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"I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry"

- A. R. Ammons

Nature Poetry

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This quote is written / told by A. R. Ammons between February 18, 1926 and February 25, 2021. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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