--- title: "4 William Hughes Mearns Quotes - Famous Poet" description: "William Hughes Mearns, better known as Hughes Mearns, was an American educator and poet. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylv..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-william-hughes-mearns-66762.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-william-hughes-mearns-66762.jpg) # William Hughes Mearns (1875–1965) Poet United States **4** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Hughes Mearns was a poet from the United States. ## Quick Facts About William Hughes Mearns Born January 1, 1875 Died January 1, 1965 Nationality United States Profession Poet ## About William Hughes Mearns William Hughes Mearns, better known as Hughes Mearns, was an American educator and poet. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, Mearns is remembered as the author of the poem "Antigonish". However, his ideas about encouraging the natural creativity of children, particularly those age 3 through 8, were novel at the time. It has been written about him that, "He typed notes of their conversations; he learned how to make them forget there was an adult around; never asked them questions and never showed surprise no matter what they did or said." ## Quotes by William Hughes Mearns > [Writing is an outward expression of instinctive insight that must be summoned from the vastly deep of our mysterious selves. Therefore, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hughes-mearns/writing-is-an-outward-expression-of-instinctive-insight-that-must-be/) [William Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hughes-mearns/) [Expression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expression/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/william-hughes-mearns-66762_expression_writing-is-an-outward-expression-of-inst_211830.jpg) > [As I was going up the stair I met a man who wan't there He wasn't there again today Oh I wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hughes-mearns/as-i-was-going-up-the-stair-i-met-a-man-who-wan-t-there-he-wasn-t/) [William Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hughes-mearns/) [Crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crazy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/william-hughes-mearns-66762_crazy_as-i-was-going-up-the-stair-i-met-a-man_294226.jpg) > [You have something to say. Something of your very own. Try to say it. Don't be ashamed of any real thought or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hughes-mearns/you-have-something-to-say-something-of-your-very-own-try-to-say-it/) [William Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hughes-mearns/) [Ashamed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ashamed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/william-hughes-mearns-66762_ashamed_you-have-something-to-say-something-of-y_967352.jpg) > [Poetry is when you talk to yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hughes-mearns/poetry-is-when-you-talk-to-yourself/) [William Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hughes-mearns/) [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85e/william-hughes-mearns-66762_inspirational_poetry-is-when-you-talk-to-yourself-1324_1324901.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hughes-mearns/#itemlist", "name": "William Hughes Mearns Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing is an outward expression of instinctive insight that must be summoned from the vastly deep of our mysterious selves. 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