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| "If it isn't Smokin', it ain't Poetry In Motion" |
| -Inez Harrison |
| "Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words." |
| -Edgar Allen Poe |
| "Poetry is trouble dunked in tears." |
| -Gwyn Thomas |
| "The success of a poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in |
| writing it, but by how much the reader felt in reading it." |
| -John Ciardi |
| "The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth." |
| Jean Cocteau |
| "When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his |
| limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry |
| reminds him of richness and diversity of his existence. When |
| power corrupts, poetry cleanses." |
| -John F Kennedy |
| "Poets are born, not paid." |
| -Wilson Mizner |
| "To have great poetry there must be great audiences too." |
| -Walt Whitman |
| "When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and form |
| meanings, then you have mastered chaos a little." |
| -Stephen Spender |
| "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom." |
| -Robert Frost |
| "Poetry serves to communicate the hearts and hopes of men." |
| -Chuangste |
| Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending |
| existence to nothing. |
| -Burke |
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