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"I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound."
— Anne Stevenson

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("I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the " Anne Stevenson)

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Anne Stevenson. "I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound.." DailyQuotes.io, September 30, 2025, https://dailyquotes.io/quotes/anne_stevenson_102722.

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(Anne Stevenson, 2025)

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Anne Stevenson. (2025). I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound.. DailyQuotes.io. https://dailyquotes.io/quotes/anne_stevenson_102722

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(Anne Stevenson, 2025)

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Anne Stevenson, "I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound.." DailyQuotes.io, September 30, 2025, https://dailyquotes.io/quotes/anne_stevenson_102722.

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(Anne Stevenson, 2025)

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Anne Stevenson (2025) "I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound." DailyQuotes.io. Available at: https://dailyquotes.io/quotes/anne_stevenson_102722 (Accessed: September 30, 2025)

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[1] Anne Stevenson, "I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound.," DailyQuotes.io. September 30, 2025. Available: https://dailyquotes.io/quotes/anne_stevenson_102722

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