Angel by Michelangelo
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
"In the Marble Quarry" by James L. Dickey : The Poetry Foundation
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." So said Michelangelo (1475-1564) of his Angel.
Read the poem "In the Marble Quarry" by American poet, novelist and critic James L. Dickey (1923-1997). In that poem of his he mentions Michelangelo.
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