My mother carried on and supported us; Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2010 by admin “My mother carried on and supported us; her ambition had been to write poetry and songs.” — Philip Levine Author: Philip Levine Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Philip Levine Spread the love Related posts: The irony is, going to work every Poetry is life distilled. Reading poetry gives me a sense of Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque,