“Poetry began when somebody walked off a savanna or out of a cave and looked up at the sky with wonder and said, “Ah-h-h!” That was the first poem.”
– Lucille Clifton
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quote(s) of the week: courage
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 1 Comment
“Solitude, competitiveness and grief are the unavoidable lot of a writer only when there is no organization or network to which he can turn.” – Toni Morrison
“If we had to say what writing is, we would have to define it essentially as an act of courage.” – Cynthia Ozick