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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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