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The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.


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Author Bio


  • NameMark Van Doren
  • DescriptionAmerican poet and literary critic
  • BornJune 13, 1894
  • DiedDecember 10, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Author; Autobiographer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Poetry