09/05/2013 Quote

The world’s…

The world’s perverse, but it could be worse.

– Mona Van Duyn

born in Waterloo, Iowa, The United States May 09, 1921
died: December 02, 2004
gender: female
genre: Poetry

Mona Jane Van Duyn was an American poet. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1992.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/202713.Mona_Van_Duyn

5 thoughts on “The world’s…”

09/05/2013 at 12:51 pm
gita4elamats

May 9, 1921: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mona Van Duyn was born in Waterloo, Iowa, 92 years ago today.

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10/05/2013 at 1:29 am
Monica

Great poem!

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- 10/05/2013 at 2:21 am
  gita4elamats
  
  Here’s one of her poems: https://poet4justicedotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/what-the-motorc/comment-page-1/#comment-3600
  
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  - 20/05/2013 at 4:43 pm
    Monica
    
    Beautiful – thank you, Ela.
  - 21/05/2013 at 1:48 am
    gita4elamats
    
    You’re welcome, Monica!

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