“If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost.”
Journal entry (2 March 1861), Ch. 5 : The Beginning of the War.
Lucy Larcom : Life, Letters, and Diary (1895)
Context: I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost.
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American teacher, poet, author 1824–1893Related quotes
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