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Even the people who have had success and made money writing these

Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend its no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often its really just about the money, the perceived prestige. – George Murray

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Well, we all start thinking were going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. – George Murray

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Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such. – Peter Davison

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The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical. – William Shenstone

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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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A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups. – Seamus Heaney

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