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Rita Dove Quotes

Creative writing and literacy go hand and hand Picture Quote #1

Everybody who’s anybody longs to be a tree Picture Quote #1

If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level Picture Quote #1

If you can’t be free, be a mystery Picture Quote #1

For many years, I thought a poem was a whisper overheard, not an aria heard Picture Quote #1

Libraries are where it all begins Picture Quote #1

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I write short stories, and I wrote a play Picture Quote #1

I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them Picture Quote #1

I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that’s only the first step Picture Quote #1

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints Picture Quote #1

What writing does is to reveal Picture Quote #1

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers Picture Quote #1

Have you ever heard a good joke? If you’ve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you’re already on the way to poetry. It’s about using words in very precise ways and using gesture Picture Quote #1

It’s unfortunate that sometimes in schools, there’s this need to have things quantified and graded Picture Quote #1

It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate Picture Quote #1

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding Picture Quote #1

I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry Picture Quote #1

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I prefer to explore the most intimate moments, the smaller, crystallized details we all hinge our lives on Picture Quote #1

I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things Picture Quote #1

I loved to read, but I always thought that the dream was too far away. The person who had written the book was a God, it wasn’t a person Picture Quote #1

I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age Picture Quote #1

I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn’t mean they’re going to make it Picture Quote #1

Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to read. It was a feeling of having a book be mine entirely Picture Quote #1

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My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets Picture Quote #1

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit Picture Quote #1

Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world Picture Quote #1

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Creative writing and literacy go hand and hand (Rita Dove Quotes) Everybody who’s anybody longs to be a tree (Rita Dove Quotes) If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level (Rita Dove Quotes) If you can’t be free, be a mystery (Rita Dove Quotes) For many years, I thought a poem was a whisper overheard, not an aria heard (Rita Dove Quotes) Libraries are where it all begins (Rita Dove Quotes) I write short stories, and I wrote a play (Rita Dove Quotes) I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them (Rita Dove Quotes) I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that’s only the first step (Rita Dove Quotes) There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints (Rita Dove Quotes) What writing does is to reveal (Rita Dove Quotes) Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful (Rita Dove Quotes) I didn’t know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers (Rita Dove Quotes) Have you ever heard a good joke? If you’ve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you’re already on the way to poetry. It’s about using words in very precise ways and using gesture (Rita Dove Quotes) It’s unfortunate that sometimes in schools, there’s this need to have things quantified and graded (Rita Dove Quotes) It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate (Rita Dove Quotes) I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding (Rita Dove Quotes) I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry (Rita Dove Quotes) I prefer to explore the most intimate moments, the smaller, crystallized details we all hinge our lives on (Rita Dove Quotes) I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things (Rita Dove Quotes) I loved to read, but I always thought that the dream was too far away. The person who had written the book was a God, it wasn’t a person (Rita Dove Quotes) I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age (Rita Dove Quotes) I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn’t mean they’re going to make it (Rita Dove Quotes) Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to read. It was a feeling of having a book be mine entirely (Rita Dove Quotes) My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets (Rita Dove Quotes) Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit (Rita Dove Quotes) Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early (Rita Dove Quotes) 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 (Rita Dove Quotes) 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 (Rita Dove Quotes) The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world (Rita Dove Quotes)

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