MO Quote 3: Read More Poetry

By mcwhittemore

“[T]o write well it is entirely necessary to read widely and deeply. Good poems are the best teachers. Perhaps they are the only teachers. I would go so far as to say that, if one must make a choice between reading or taking part in a workshop, one should read.”

-Marry Oliver

[p. 10 of A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide To Understanding And Writing Poetry, New York: Harcourt, Inc., 1994]

Two of the poets here are currently reading through "A Poetry Handbook" by Marry Oliver. So over the next while HPP will be posting quotes that inspire or force one to think. Please tell us how each quote makes you feel.

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