Marianne Moore Quotes


What is
there in being able
to say that one has dominated the stream in an attitude of
self-defense;

in proving that one has had the experience
of carrying a stick?


Citations

Moore, Marianne. "Snakes, Mongooses, Snake-Charmers and the Like." The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore. Macmillan, 1967, p. 74.

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Marianne Moore
Marianne Moore
  • Born: November 15, 1887
  • Died: February 5, 1972
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Marianne Craig Moore was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit.