Quote by: Wallace Stevens

The genuine artist is never 'true to life.' He sees what is real, but not as we are normally aware of it. We do not go storming through life like actors in a play. Art is never real life.


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Author Bio


  • NameWallace Stevens
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornOctober 2, 1879
  • DiedAugust 2, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Journalist; Writer
  • WorksThe Auroras Of Autumn
  • AwardsBollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award