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You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough sufferi

You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi

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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi

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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. – John Ciardi

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And I know Im supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books… and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I cant quite muster the guilt anymore. – Julianna Baggott

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Listen, real poetry doesnt say anything it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you. – Jim Morrison

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I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didnt have to have 20 verses to get your point across. – Justin Townes Earle

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Poetry is above all a concentration of the power of language, which is the power of our ultimate relationship to everything in the universe. – Adrienne Rich

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