Eve Merriam Professions : Poet Born : July 19, 1916 Died : April 11, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Eve Merriam I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?" Eve Merriam veterans-day mother dream Morning is a new sheet of paper for you to write on. Eve Merriam paper writing morning Scratch a Jew and you'll find a Wailing Wall. Eve Merriam wailing scratches wall When something is too beautiful or too terrible or even too funny for words, then it is time for poetry. Eve Merriam terrible poetry beautiful It's just an old alley cat that has followed us all the way home. It hasn't a star on its forehead, or a silky satiny coat. No proud tiger stripes, no dainty tread, no elegant velvet throat. It's a splotchy, blotchy city cat, not a pretty cat, a rough little bag of old bones. 'Beauty,' we shall call you. 'Beauty' come in. Eve Merriam cat stars home ...a good poem contains both meaning and music Eve Merriam writing Don't be polite. Eve Merriam knives skins running whatever you do, find ways to read poerty. Eat it, drink it, enjoy it, and share it. Eve Merriam reading book way Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
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