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title: "1 True Poem Quotes By Mary Ann Hoberman"
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> [A poem really does recreate the language, and that's what it has to do. A true poem, I think, has to give you that shiver. That, "yes, it's never been said quite that way before."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/a-poem-really-does-recreate-the-language-and-that-s-what-it-has-to-do/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

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## More by Mary Ann Hoberman

> [One thing about being a children's poet or a versifier, is that there is a large market for your wares. These things really made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/one-thing-about-being-a-children-s-poet-or-a-versifier-is-that-there/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I love to be read to, I love to read aloud and I love to read to children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-love-to-be-read-to-i-love-to-read-aloud-and-i-love-to-read-to/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I don't really sit at the computer from scratch. I prefer to get my ideas in my fingers and I write longhand first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-don-t-really-sit-at-the-computer-from-scratch-i-prefer-to-get-my/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I write a lot of children's verse and I think it delights in the language. It pleases people. It's very musical. It's very lyrical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-write-a-lot-of-children-s-verse-and-i-think-it-delights-in-the/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I've always been a morning person, and what I don't get done in the morning I really don't get done at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-ve-always-been-a-morning-person-and-what-i-don-t-get-done-in-the/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I am a Leo. I was born in August and I love the sunshine. I'm like a cat. We live in a very contemporary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-am-a-leo-i-was-born-in-august-and-i-love-the-sunshine-i-m-like-a/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I always hesitate to call myself a children's poet, and I always hesitate to call what I write for children poetry. Though a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-always-hesitate-to-call-myself-a-children-s-poet-and-i-always/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [A poem really does recreate the language, and that's what it has to do. A true poem, I think, has to give you that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/a-poem-really-does-recreate-the-language-and-that-s-what-it-has-to-do/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I don't think anything is as magical as a fairy tale experience by a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-don-t-think-anything-is-as-magical-as-a-fairy-tale-experience-by-a/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [To me, poetry is a recreation, a renewal of language... The subtlety of what words mean and the fact that you write something and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/to-me-poetry-is-a-recreation-a-renewal-of-language-the-subtlety-of/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [When things aren't going well, I complain a lot and get depressed. I whine and I eat and I go to sleep. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/when-things-aren-t-going-well-i-complain-a-lot-and-get-depressed-i/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

> [I have my faithful rhyming dictionary that sits up there on my desk, but I have to tell you, there are very few new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ann-hoberman/i-have-my-faithful-rhyming-dictionary-that-sits-up-there-on-my-desk/)

[Mary Ann Hoberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ann-hoberman/)

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