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title: "2 Bernadette Mayer Quotes - Famous Poet"
description: "American writer... | Bernadette Mayer was an American poet, writer, and visual artist associated with both the Language poets and the New York School."
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# Bernadette Mayer

(1945–2022)   Poet

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Bernadette Mayer was a poet.

## Quick Facts About Bernadette Mayer

Born May 12, 1945

Died November 22, 2022

Profession Poet

## About Bernadette Mayer

American writer... \| Bernadette Mayer was an American poet, writer, and visual artist associated with both the Language poets and the New York School.

##  Quotes by Bernadette Mayer

> [“I think I know the trees Will never love me and we're here as accidentally”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernadette-mayer/i-think-i-know-the-trees-will-never-love-me-and-we-re-here-as/)

[Bernadette Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernadette-mayer/)

[Accidentally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidentally/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/bernadette-mayer-102845_accidentally_i-think-i-know-the-trees-will-never-love_338256.jpg)

> [“I don’t know why we sleep or wake or why one dreams a fast bombastic image and the other memory’s faintest trace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernadette-mayer/i-don-t-know-why-we-sleep-or-wake-or-why-one-dreams-a-fast-bombastic/)

[Bernadette Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernadette-mayer/)

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/bernadette-mayer-102845_dreams_i-don-t-know-why-we-sleep-or-wake-or-why_684155.jpg)

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