--- title: "31 Martha Ronk Quotes - Famous Poet" description: "American poet... | Martha Clare Ronk is an American poet. Browse 31 Martha Ronk quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-martha-ronk-20222.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-martha-ronk-20222.jpg) # Martha Ronk (1940) Poet **31** quotes in **164** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Martha Ronk is a poet. ## Quick Facts About Martha Ronk Born January 1, 1940 Profession Poet ## About Martha Ronk American poet... \| Martha Clare Ronk is an American poet. ## Quotes by Martha Ronk > [For me, failure has to be acknowledged, needs to be faced in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-needs-to-be-faced-in-some-way/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/martha-ronk-20222_failure_for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-ne_1513496.jpg) > [Language is as fragile as the little alpine plant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alpine-plant/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Alpine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alpine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/martha-ronk-20222_alpine_language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alp_1000837.jpg) > [If it's a drop of dew, it will dissolve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/martha-ronk-20222_dew_if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve-1_1802749.jpg) > [A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/a-number-of-poems-don-t-work-alone-they-need-to-fit-together-to-work/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/martha-ronk-20222_fit_a-number-of-poems-don-t-work-alone-they_1375771.jpg) > [Each of us is present, but partially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/each-of-us-is-present-but-partially/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/martha-ronk-20222_alike_each-of-us-is-present-but-partially-2765_2765868.jpg) > [I spend a lot of time revising. I'm not somebody who can move slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-revising-i-m-not-somebody-who-can-move-slowly/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47f/martha-ronk-20222_moving_i-spend-a-lot-of-time-revising-i-m-not-s_1778541.jpg) > [I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-try-to-attach-myself-to-things-around-me-so-that-they-don-t-slip/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/martha-ronk-20222_attach_i-try-to-attach-myself-to-things-around_2753262.jpg) > [I prefer always to think that I am creating a book, not a series of stand-alone poems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-prefer-always-to-think-that-i-am-creating-a-book-not-a-series-of/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17f/martha-ronk-20222_book_i-prefer-always-to-think-that-i-am-creat_3008972.jpg) > [Looking out a window from different vantage points changes what you see and therefore what you write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/looking-out-a-window-from-different-vantage-points-changes-what-you/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martha-ronk-20222_different_looking-out-a-window-from-different-vant_2100849.jpg) > [I'm really interested in what you remember, how you remember, what your perspective is as opposed to somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-m-really-interested-in-what-you-remember-how-you-remember-what-your/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Memory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/memory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/martha-ronk-20222_memory_i-m-really-interested-in-what-you-rememb_3018683.jpg) > [I can't move my body slowly. I can't move the line slowly. So I end up with way too much, often opaque…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-can-t-move-my-body-slowly-i-can-t-move-the-line-slowly-so-i-end-up/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/martha-ronk-20222_body_i-can-t-move-my-body-slowly-i-can-t-move_2536162.jpg) > [Often poets fall into groups that exclude others, and don't pay attention to those who write in different ways. It seems so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/often-poets-fall-into-groups-that-exclude-others-and-don-t-pay/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/363/martha-ronk-20222_attention_often-poets-fall-into-groups-that-exclud_1454897.jpg) > [Even your own memory changes over time because of circumstances or even because your body changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/even-your-own-memory-changes-over-time-because-of-circumstances-or/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/martha-ronk-20222_body_even-your-own-memory-changes-over-time-b_28298.jpg) > [I want literature to open all the doors that I can't open by myself, and to allow me to see things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-want-literature-to-open-all-the-doors-that-i-can-t-open-by-myself/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/martha-ronk-20222_books_i-want-literature-to-open-all-the-doors_135267.jpg) > [Our mind is dark in some way, and so we use rhetoric as a kind of prop or foil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/our-mind-is-dark-in-some-way-and-so-we-use-rhetoric-as-a-kind-of-prop/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/martha-ronk-20222_dark_our-mind-is-dark-in-some-way-and-so-we-u_1367668.jpg) > [I'm always somehow drawn to that sense of how fragile things are and how a garden means so differently depending upon whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-m-always-somehow-drawn-to-that-sense-of-how-fragile-things-are-and/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82c/martha-ronk-20222_century_i-m-always-somehow-drawn-to-that-sense-o_2760786.jpg) > [I'm in California, so I know people who are natives who tell me there's lots of weather here, but it's not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-m-in-california-so-i-know-people-who-are-natives-who-tell-me-there/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [California](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/california/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/martha-ronk-20222_california_i-m-in-california-so-i-know-people-who-a_3137846.jpg) > [One of the things I've always thought is that if I were to write a poetics, it would have to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/one-of-the-things-i-ve-always-thought-is-that-if-i-were-to-write-a/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/741/martha-ronk-20222_claims_one-of-the-things-i-ve-always-thought-is_1723948.jpg) > [One of the reasons I like immersing myself in different texts, putting myself in the company of other writers, is that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/one-of-the-reasons-i-like-immersing-myself-in-different-texts-putting/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/martha-ronk-20222_business_one-of-the-reasons-i-like-immersing-myse_1234980.jpg) > [I think those of us who use language are always trying for this, trying to keep everything from floating away by trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-think-those-of-us-who-use-language-are-always-trying-for-this/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Always trying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always-trying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/martha-ronk-20222_always-trying_i-think-those-of-us-who-use-language-are_135289.jpg) > [Gardens do offer a temporal tableau and certainly mean differently in different eras and indeed geographies (think of the formal gardens in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/gardens-do-offer-a-temporal-tableau-and-certainly-mean-differently-in/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/martha-ronk-20222_different_gardens-do-offer-a-temporal-tableau-and_1390359.jpg) > [“And she would continue to say to those who would still listen that it was a classic case of betrayal (You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/and-she-would-continue-to-say-to-those-who-would-still-listen-that-it/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/martha-ronk-20222_quote_and-she-would-continue-to-say-to-those-w_1650954.jpg) > [I've always been interested in the fragility of things, and with special urgency now because of climate change, but also because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-the-fragility-of-things-and-with/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/martha-ronk-20222_accidents_i-ve-always-been-interested-in-the-fragi_822677.jpg) > [I think about the kinds of gardens that Queen Elizabeth put up. She made gardens in the shape of an "E," for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-think-about-the-kinds-of-gardens-that-queen-elizabeth-put-up-she/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/martha-ronk-20222_appearing_i-think-about-the-kinds-of-gardens-that_1092465.jpg) > [Everyone had always told me I had to see alpine flowers, since I was writing about flowers, and I had never seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/everyone-had-always-told-me-i-had-to-see-alpine-flowers-since-i-was/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Alpine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alpine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/martha-ronk-20222_alpine_everyone-had-always-told-me-i-had-to-see_860263.jpg) > [“He finds me charming and so long as I don't think about it, it's ok, but I worry, what if I forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/he-finds-me-charming-and-so-long-as-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-s-ok/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/martha-ronk-20222_quote_he-finds-me-charming-and-so-long-as-i-do_824601.jpg) > [I know that in some ways I operate from a kind of antiquated interest in imagery, while many contemporary poets are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-know-that-in-some-ways-i-operate-from-a-kind-of-antiquated-interest/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/martha-ronk-20222_contemporary_i-know-that-in-some-ways-i-operate-from_311434.jpg) > [Shakespeare, of course, makes us ever aware of transience, not only in the sonnets, but also powerfully in his plays - spectacles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/shakespeare-of-course-makes-us-ever-aware-of-transience-not-only-in/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/martha-ronk-20222_behinds_shakespeare-of-course-makes-us-ever-awar_3207697.jpg) > [I can't remember the past, or I can't see very clearly, or I've gotten older and the person I was isn't there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/i-can-t-remember-the-past-or-i-can-t-see-very-clearly-or-i-ve-gotten/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/martha-ronk-20222_grew_i-can-t-remember-the-past-or-i-can-t-see_55280.jpg) > [You can get a sense of the wonderful power of framing by holding your fingers up in a kind of square, walking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/you-can-get-a-sense-of-the-wonderful-power-of-framing-by-holding-your/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/martha-ronk-20222_fingers_you-can-get-a-sense-of-the-wonderful-pow_1929270.jpg) > [The days start to be charged not because tomorrow you're leaving, but because in three weeks you're leaving. The future impinges. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/the-days-start-to-be-charged-not-because-tomorrow-you-re-leaving-but/) [Martha Ronk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/martha-ronk-20222_leaving_the-days-start-to-be-charged-not-because_1625759.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-ronk/#itemlist", "name": "Martha Ronk Quotes", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, failure has to be acknowledged, needs to be faced in some way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha Ronk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-needs-to-be-faced-in-some-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/martha-ronk-20222_failure_for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-ne_1513496.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/martha-ronk-20222_failure_for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-ne_1513496.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/martha-ronk-20222_failure_for-me-failure-has-to-be-acknowledged-ne_1513496.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, failure has to be acknowledged, needs to be faced in some way.” — Martha Ronk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Language is as fragile as the little alpine plant.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha Ronk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alpine-plant/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/martha-ronk-20222_alpine_language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alp_1000837.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/martha-ronk-20222_alpine_language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alp_1000837.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/martha-ronk-20222_alpine_language-is-as-fragile-as-the-little-alp_1000837.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Language is as fragile as the little alpine plant.” — Martha Ronk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If it's a drop of dew, it will dissolve.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha Ronk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-ronk/if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/martha-ronk-20222_dew_if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve-1_1802749.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/martha-ronk-20222_dew_if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve-1_1802749.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/martha-ronk-20222_dew_if-it-s-a-drop-of-dew-it-will-dissolve-1_1802749.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If it's a drop of dew, it will dissolve.” — Martha Ronk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A number of poems don't work alone. 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