Quotation
Quote by Eavan Boland
My poetry begins for me where certainty ends.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The speaker places poetry at the boundary of certainty. When clear answers end, poetry begins to explore questions, possibilities, and meanings that remain open. The line presents uncertainty not as a failure, but as the space where poetic expression becomes possible.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Academy of American Poets
- Format
- Official Statement
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
Conversation
0 comments
No comments yet.
Start the conversation about this quote.
“I like to make films that provoke discussion”
“The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable.”
“笑いってなんなんだろうということは死ぬまで解決しないんだろうけど、そうやって死ぬまでお笑いに携わっていきたいなと思っています。”
“The poet should remain as a cell of good living in a corrupt society.”
“I plug away and hope something comes out of it.”
“The very best computer programs rise to the level of art. They are beautiful.”
“He is an artist carrying a message, delivered by his voice, directed towards the Arab audience everywhere in the world.”
Read quote“That is probably the best way to develop a character, just see what happens to your body.”
“美空ひばりには神様がいる。でも本名の、加藤和枝には神様がいないの”
“Acting and singing are my life.”
Scraps Against the Light
Behind the old cinema, Mara stitched tiny worlds from discarded cloth. She had forgotten how to let anyone see them—until a group of children turned the town’s everyday motions into a play no one could perform alone.
Read Story