Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.
Marianne Moore
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.
Marianne Moore
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Marianne Moore
I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.
Marianne Moore
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.
Marianne Moore