Quotes By Author: Muriel Rukeyser

“The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality.”

“breathe in experience breathe out poetry”

“The universe is made up of stories, not atoms.”

“No one wants to read poetry. You have to make it impossible for them to put the poem down–impossible for them to stop reading it, word after word. You have to keep them from closing the book.”

“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?The world would split open.”

“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”