Marianne Moore on Writing
Browse 7 quotations attributed to Marianne Moore, catalogued under writing, with dates where available.
This page displays 7 quotations attributed to Marianne Moore and filed under "writing" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Marianne Moore, entry #34784: "I never plan a stanza, words cluster like chromosomes determining the procedure, later, I may influence or thin it."
Attributed to Marianne Moore, entry #127657: "One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express."
7 Quotes by Marianne Moore on Writing
"I never plan a stanza, words cluster like chromosomes determining the procedure, later, I may influence or thin it."
"One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express."
"What I write could only be called poetry because there is no other category to put it."
"Selected Poetry of Marianne Moore at the University of Toronto"
"Whatever it is.. poem.. play, story..it must hold attention."
"I look upon verse as an exercise in composition."
"Profile and criticism at Poets.org"