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Henri Cole

Henri Cole Quotes

Total quotes: 2

Henri Cole

Birthname

Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan

Educated At: College Of William & Mary, Smith College

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Poet

Total quotes: 2

“So if I have an ethics, it is simply to be true, but never at the expense of original language.”

— Henri Cole, Henri Cole, The Art of Poetry No. 98

Tagged: Ethics In Writing, Ethical Writing

“In any case, a sentimental, moralizing poem is not what I want to write. I don’t want the reader to experience comfort—I want the opposite. A lyric poem presents an X-ray of the self in a moment of being, and usually this means dissonance.”

— Henri Cole, Henri Cole, The Art of Poetry No. 98

Tagged: Art Is Meant To Disturb You, Creating Art That Shakes A Human Soul

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