Quote by: Harold Bloom

The work of great poetry is to aid us to become free artists ourselves...The art of reading poetry is an authentic training in the augmentation of consciousness, perhaps the most authentic of healthy modes.


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Author Bio


  • NameHarold Bloom
  • DescriptionAmerican literary critic and scholar
  • BornJuly 11, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLiterary Historian; Writer; Professor
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program