Seamus Heaney's Quote - In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a r

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In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a r

In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. – Seamus Heaney

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I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible. – Seamus Heaney

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The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself – as a vocation and an elevation almost. – Seamus Heaney

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Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit. – Seamus Heaney

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Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry. – Julie Taymor

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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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Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. – Vladimir Nabokov

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