Geoffrey Hill may be the strongest and most original English poet of the second half of our fading century, although his work is by no means either easy or very popular. Dense, intricate, exceedingly compact, his poetry has always had… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
We speak of memorizing as getting something 'by heart,' which really means 'by head.' But getting a poem or prose passage truly 'by heart' implies getting it by mind and memory and understanding and delight. — John Hollander Copy Share Image
Geoffrey Hill may be the strongest and most original English poet of the second half of our fading century, although his work is by… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
A long project is like a secret houseguest, hidden in your study, waiting to be fed and visited. — John Hollander Copy Share Image
When Adam found his rib was gone He cursed and sighed and cried and swore And looked with cold resentment on The creature God… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
Poetry gets to be the poetry of life by successfully becoming first the poetry of poetry. — John Hollander Copy Share Image
We speak of memorizing as getting something 'by heart,' which really means 'by head.' But getting a poem or prose passage truly 'by heart'… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
“We and the trees and the way Back from the fields of play Lasted as long as we could. No more walks in the… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
To understand The signs that stars compose, we need depend Only on stars that are entirely there And the apparent space between them. There… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
