Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time. Howard Nemerov More Quotes by Howard Nemerov More Quotes From Howard Nemerov Till I, high in the tower of my time Among familiar ruins, began to cry For accident, sickness, justice, war and crime, Because all died, because I had to die. The snow fell, the trees stood, the promise kept, And a child I slept. Howard Nemerov time war children When in still air and still in summertime Howard Nemerov august air summer I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem. Howard Nemerov fidgeting poetry sometimes A chronicle is very different from history proper. Howard Nemerov chronicles different literature I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That's one of the things you learn not to know. Howard Nemerov verses clear knows History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without. Howard Nemerov our-world literature way I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early. Howard Nemerov imagine book firsts Occasionally a student writer comes up with something really beautiful and moving, and you won't know for years if it was an accident or the first burst of something wonderful. Howard Nemerov beautiful years moving Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will only take care of themselves. Howard Nemerov government responsibility promise Language cares. Howard Nemerov cares communication language
