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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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And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. – 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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Women do not have as great a need for poetry because their own essence is poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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So I really began as a failed poet – although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry. – Nicholson Baker

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Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows. – Edmund Burke

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Ive written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasnt until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song. – Jordin Sparks

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