"Many lines of poetry are so long-embedded in my memory that I find them appearing when I speak or write. Sometimes I am quoting. Sometimes I am unconsciously drawing from the reservoir."
— Ebert, Roger (1942-2013)
Author
Date
July 1, 2013
Metaphor
"Many lines of poetry are so long-embedded in my memory that
I find them appearing when I speak or write. Sometimes I am quoting. Sometimes I am unconsciously drawing from the reservoir."
Metaphor in Context
Many lines of poetry are so long-embedded in my memory that
I find them appearing when I speak or write. Sometimes I am quoting. Sometimes I am unconsciously drawing from the reservoir. Some poets lend themselves to that, because they have found a way to say something important in words that seem almost inevitable. These words for the most part I made no effort to memorize. They simply found a place for themselves, and they stayed.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Roger Ebert, "All My Heart for Speech," Poetry Magazine (July 1, 2013). <Link to Poetry Foundation>
Date of Entry
07/17/2013
