Marilyn Nelson Quotes

United States, Poet
April 26, 1946

Marilyn Nelson (born April 26, 1946) is an American poet, translator, and children's book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut and the former poet laureate of Connecticut.[From 1978 to 1994 she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek.

Also known as Translator, Author

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.

Marilyn Nelson
- People
- Life
- World
After you kind of find your footing, sonnets are what comes easiest.

Marilyn Nelson

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.

Marilyn Nelson
- Writing
- School
- Book
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.

Marilyn Nelson
- Thinking
- Writing
- Alone
Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist, not ever quite fitting in any place.

Marilyn Nelson
- People
- College
Many performance poets seem to believe that yelling a poem makes it comprehensible. They are wrong.

Marilyn Nelson
- Believe