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> [Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/each-word-bears-its-weight-so-you-have-to-read-my-poems-quite-slowly/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

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## More by Anne Stevenson

> [Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/yes-i-do-often-write-poems-from-the-mind-but-i-hope-i-don-t-ignore/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/i-have-always-made-my-own-rules-in-poetry-as-in-life-though-i-have/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [I write, or used to write, to explain to myself situations I couldn't otherwise solve or understand. Meditation comes very naturally to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/i-write-or-used-to-write-to-explain-to-myself-situations-i-couldn-t/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/i-did-know-ted-hughes-and-i-partly-wrote-the-book-to-explain-to/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [Sylvia Plath was just a month and a half older than I, and when she committed suicide I was only 30 - and very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/sylvia-plath-was-just-a-month-and-a-half-older-than-i-and-when-she/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/each-word-bears-its-weight-so-you-have-to-read-my-poems-quite-slowly/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but I suppose Yeats influenced me more as a young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/blake-has-always-been-a-favorite-the-lyrics-not-so-much-the-prophetic/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/a-poem-might-be-defined-as-thinking-about-feelings-about-human/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/i-married-a-young-englishman-in-cambridge-in-1955-and-have-lived-in/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [You've got criminal courts and child welfare officials refusing to do their jobs and protect children so they can shift the cases over to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/you-ve-got-criminal-courts-and-child-welfare-officials-refusing-to-do/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [There comes a time when you have to trust your own judgment, when you must close your eyes and let your instinct rule you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/there-comes-a-time-when-you-have-to-trust-your-own-judgment-when-you/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/a-hobbyhorse-can-be-a-tiring-ride-for-nonenthusiasts/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [Mind led body to the edge of the precipice. They stared in desire at the naked abyss. If you love me, said mind, take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/mind-led-body-to-the-edge-of-the-precipice-they-stared-in-desire-at/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/blackbirds-are-the-cellos-of-the-deep-farms/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

> [I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stevenson/i-m-not-really-quiet-or-shy-ask-any-of-my-friends-but-i-always-ground/)

[Anne Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stevenson/)

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