“Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work.”

Celebrating the vitality and practicality of everyday speech · Prose remark, commonly associated with The American Songbag

• Art
• Language

“Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.”

Presenting poetry as an evocative exchange between sound, image and imagination · Essay or prose remark, source often cited without precise reference

• Art
• Poetry

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”

Expressing the moral possibility present in every human encounter · Prose remark, commonly attributed to Sandburg

• Friendship
• Hope