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Life is Motion is a poem from Wallace Stevens’s first book of poetry Harmonium. It was first published in 1919 so it is in the publicdomain.This playful poem is notable for its introducing exclamatory soundsand for evoking the American frontier and the simple joy ofcalico-clad Bonnie and Josie. Stevens returns to Oklahoma thevenue for the first poem in Harmonium Earthy Anecdote whichcharged a local scene with an aura of mystery.