Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet.
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Sometimesa word is found so right it tremblesat the slightest explanation.Rita Dove
My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends.
Rita Dove
I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn't mean they're going to make it.
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When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings.
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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.
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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.
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