Archibald MacLeish
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.
—Archibald MacLeish, "Moonlighting on Yale Field," Riders on Earth
Posted on March 11, 2002 at 7:05 AM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Poets . . . are literal-minded men who will squeeze a word till it hurts.
—Archibald MacLeish, Apologia
Posted on May 14, 2002 at 12:45 PM
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