"The poem is the point at which our strength gave out"
- Richard Rosen
About this Quote
This quote by Richard Rosen talks to the power of poetry and its ability to catch the human experience. It recommends that poetry is a way to express our emotions and experiences when our strength has been exhausted. It indicates that when we are at our weakest, poetry can be a source of strength and comfort. It can be a method to express our sensations and experiences when we have no other way to do so. It can be a way to understand our lives and to find solace in hard times. This quote speaks with the power of poetry and its capability to capture the human experience in a manner that no other form of expression can. It is a reminder that poetry can be a source of strength and comfort when we are at our weakest.
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"The heart of the matter seems to me to be the direct interaction between one's making a poem in English and a poem in the language that one understands and values. I don't see how you can do it otherwise"
"A revolutionary poem will not tell you who or when to kill, what and when to burn, or even how to theorize. It reminds you... where and when and how you are living and might live, it is a wick of desire"
