Sunday, May 29, 2011

Thought for the Day

Poetry is a dream dreamed in the presence of reason.*
~ Tommasso Ceva

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* Edward Hirsch references this dictim in his How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry (this book can be found at GoogleBooks).

Tommaso Ceva (1648-1737), Jesuit Mathematician and Poet

Harvard Diary on Iesus Puer by Tommaso Ceva at Italica
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5 comments:

  1. Louise GallagherMay 29, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    I love dreams dreamed in the presence of reason!

    Nice one Maureen.

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  2. Kathleen OverbyMay 29, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    iLike. This looks like a book for my bookshelf. Thanks.

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  3. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    hummmm.... i like this quote.

    off to the winery to gofer lunch. the pouring kids will need some food pretty soon.

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  4. RuthMay 29, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    I'll contemplate this mind-heart quote while I go clean the porch . . .

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  5. S. EtoleMay 29, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    I like it, too, although I'm not altogether sure I understand it!

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