More From Rita Dove
- "You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can’t imagine something that has never existed before, it’s impossible."
- "What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg’s importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!"
- "Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine."
More In Poetry
- "Well you can’t teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft."― David Hockney
- "Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words."― Vladimir Nabokov
- "I feel like I’ve never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don’t know exactly where I fit in… There’s always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself."― Sam Shepard