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I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as i

I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. – Anne Stevenson

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Im not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every words meaning, or multiple meanings. – Anne Stevenson

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