Music and Cats

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” –Albert Schweitzer

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Interested in poetry

April 1st, 2006 by Kimberly

Poetry

I, too, dislike it.
Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in
it, after all, a place for the genuine.

– Marianne Moore

I like this poem; it made me smile. Read Moore’s earlier, longer version of the poem here. April is National Poetry Month.

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 luckybuzz Apr 1, 2006 at 11:56 pm

    Thanks for posting this–I haven’t read it in years, and I’d forgotten all about it. :)

  • 2 presentstorm Apr 2, 2006 at 11:10 am

    I have never read it before , but I like it :)

    Thanks for sharing… Michele says hi!

  • 3 michelle Apr 2, 2006 at 3:46 pm

    nice! I like some of her poems…
    I’m taking part in a 30 day poetry challenge. Write one poem every day for 30 days. Hope I can do it! :)

  • 4 srp Apr 2, 2006 at 8:27 pm

    I love poetry, on occasion. Sometimes the message gets lost in the language. Sometimes the author is under pressure or having a nervous breakdown. (This also goes for prose writers. I wouldn’t recommend Herman Melville’s “Mardi”. ) When the ideas are clear, poetry is beautiful. This one is VERY nice.

  • 5 joanna Apr 3, 2006 at 4:33 pm

    “the place for the genuine” is what drives my love for poetry–writing and reading it.

  • 6 Kat Apr 3, 2006 at 5:19 pm

    I particularly like “imaginary gardens with real toads in them” in the long version. I think that sums poetry quite nicely.