1990 Marianne Moore, Poet Plate Block Of 4 25c Postage Stamps Scott 2449 - MNH - CW454a

Marianne Craig Moore was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and wit.
Born: November 15, 1887, Kirkwood, MO
Died: February 5, 1972, New York, NY
Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery, PA
Awards: Bollingen Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Quotes:
Imaginary gardens with real toads in them.
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.
It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.