Quote by Bruce Cockburn
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

Other quotes by Bruce Cockburn

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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Morning
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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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Travel
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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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Poetry
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When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry. – Muhammad Iqbal

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Poetry

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense. – Thomas Harrison

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Poetry

The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming. – George Murray

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Poetry

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth – the true poet is very near the oracle. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Poetry

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