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I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its

I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. Its not part of the cultural mainstream. – Mark Strand

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Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. – Mark Strand

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A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art. – Mark Strand

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Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. – Peter Davison

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The poetry of heroism appeals irresistibly to those who dont go to a war, and even more to those whom the war is making enormously wealthy. Its always so. – Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published. – Sally Kirkland

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I wrote The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God in five hours, but I had it all planned out. It isnt poetry and it does not pretend to be, but it does what it sets out to do. – J. Milton Hayes

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We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand. – Pablo Picasso

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I dont write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow. – Martin Gore

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