Quote by: Kay Ryan

A too closely watched flower/blossoms the wrong color./Excess attention to the jonquil/turns it gentian. Flowers/need it tranquil to get/their hues right. Some/only open at midnight.


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Author Bio


  • NameKay Ryan
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornSeptember 21, 1945
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Author
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Humanities Medal