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# Robin Behn

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Robin Behn is an American poet, and professor at University of Alabama and Vermont College of Fine Arts.

##  Quotes by Robin Behn

> [“. . . the mind always has logic; it might not be obvious logic, but the mind has its reasons for connecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-behn/the-mind-always-has-logic-it-might-not-be-obvious-logic-but-the-mind/)

Robin Behn

[Intelligence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intelligence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/robin-behn-94029_intelligence_the-mind-always-has-logic-it-might-not-b_870276.jpg)

> [“We write a line we're especially proud of, and weeks later find it staring -no glaring - back at us from some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-behn/we-write-a-line-we-re-especially-proud-of-and-weeks-later-find-it/)

Robin Behn

[Poetry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/robin-behn-94029_poetry_we-write-a-line-we-re-especially-proud-o_976705.jpg)

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