Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic pas…

Erica Jong
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Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting 'Hiawatha' and they groan. ✨ Love Comes First by Erica Jong, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 2, 2009.
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Love is serene and calm ✨ Erica Jong (2013). Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected, p.20, Open Road Media
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ✨ FaceBook post byErica Jong from Jul 06, 2015
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.
Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line.
The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach. ✨ Erica Jong (1995). How to Save Your Own Life, N A L Trade

Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting 'Hiawatha' and they groan. ✨ Love Comes First by Erica Jong, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 2, 2009.

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