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Id always loved poetry and Id always loved writing music and compo

Id always loved poetry and Id always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadnt thought of putting the two together until around that time. – Bruce Cockburn

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I like to think that if it hadnt gone as well as it has, if I wasnt able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldnt likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs. – Bruce Cockburn

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The second half of the 60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me. – Bruce Cockburn

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Learning
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I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, My name was Richard Nixon, only now Im a girl. – Bruce Cockburn

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I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. I wrote a lot of stories and poetry and… I had a desire to create always. And I always had a desire to show my work. – P. J. Harvey

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Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. – Allen Ginsberg

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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of mans concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. – John F. Kennedy

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The mystical poetry of William Blakes artwork also forms the basis for the album cover. – Bruce Dickinson

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Wheres the hope that can abate
The grief of hearts thus desolate
That can Youths keenest pangs assuage,
And mitigate the gloom of Age?
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Through the lapse of future years. – Thomas Haynes Bayly

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