Carl Sandburg On Poetry
American Poet, Historian, Novelist & Folklorist
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“Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air. Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable. Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.”
– Carl Sandburg,
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I'm a food scientist who has chosen the path of creative writing- the one thing which comes to me naturally.
Back in 2013, my love for teaching young learners propelled me into picking teaching as a career. I taught English, Maths and Science in the United Arab Emirates where I lived for ten years. Right now, I live in Coal City, a beautiful hilly area of my country Nigeria.
My website Fiez-writer is a product of my extreme desire to share my writing with the world. Here, I share fiction, poems, thoughts and writing tips.
A huge part of my life is spent with my lovely family and I'm a proud mother to three brilliant kids.
The last line poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and how they go away always stirs my imagination.
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Poetry is deeper than minds can fathom.
Robert Frost says that Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.
Sometimes it takes the mind of the poet to understand poetry.
Thank you so much for your meaningful comment.
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Great quote from a great poet!
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Yes it is. These writing quotes inspire me a lot. Thank you, Margie.
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I love quotes and have some great quote books and they also inspire me!
Some amazing and brilliant people have influenced me. 🙂
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I love brilliant quotes. 😊👌 Kindly share with us once in a while. 😊
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Ok, Florence, here is a quote that I love.
“Sometimes, it is how you shine in the darkness during other people’s misery that is remembered more than anything you could have done when you have suffered just as much.”
~ Shannon Alder
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It’s a brilliant one. Thought provoking! Thanks a lot, Margie. I’ve noted it down. ☺
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