Quote by: John Ashbery

How many people came and stayed a certain time, Uttered light or dark speech that became part of you Like light behind windblown fog and sand Filtered and influenced by it, until no part Remains that is surely you.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Ashbery
  • Descriptionpoet from the United States
  • BornJuly 28, 1927
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer
  • WorksSelf-portrait In A Convex Mirror
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award; America Award In Literature