Marilyn Nelson Quotations

Writing in form is a way of developing your thinking - your thinking along with the tradition. In a way, it's not you alone, it's you in partnership.

Many performance poets seem to believe that yelling a poem makes it comprehensible. They are wrong.

One of my graduate school professors, to whom I started sending poems when I started writing again after a 10-year hiatus, suggested I prepare a book manuscript which he could send to publishers for me.

For much of my life - my sister and I have talked about this - when we moved, we just thought the world behind us disappeared, and all of the people, they just didn't exist any more.

I remember wanting ice skates for some reason and got ice skates from the Gold Bond Stamps.

We're delighted to unveil our exciting new vision for - in fact, our ongoing commitment to - luxury under the global Regent brand.

Our family foundation decided we'd make a significant contribution and be a co-founder.

After you kind of find your footing, sonnets are what comes easiest.

Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist, not ever quite fitting in any place.

This is an exciting opportunity to talk about creating a united front against this 21st century slavery.

a strategic decision to align ourselves with the global traveler.

It reminds me of the 1970s and 1980s in the auto industry: while the US sleeps, others put in more and more feverish activity.

These visitors (from outside the country) stay twice as long (at vacation destinations) and spend twice as much as our own citizens and we've barely begun to tap the potential,

Miracles happen all the time. We're here, aren't we?

I had a lot of hatred, but I realized that kind of hate didn't do much. I had to start fueling myself with pride. We owe the ancestors that. So many of the souls who died in bondage just want us to recognize their struggle.