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Mostly the thought and the verse come inseparably. In my poem Poetics, its as close as I come to telling how I do it - H
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"Mostly the thought and the verse come inseparably. In my poem Poetics, it's as close as I come to telling how I do it"

- Howard Nemerov

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Howard Nemerov between February 29, 1920 and July 5, 1991. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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