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Quote by Emily Dickinson
If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I kn

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. – Emily Dickinson

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Much Madness is divinest Sense — to a discerning Eye — much Sense — the starkest Madness — – Emily Dickinson

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Poetrys always dead, you know? You dont realize how good poetry is until 15 years later. – Richard Hell

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The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness. – James Gates Percival

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Deep feeling doesnt make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. – Thom Gunn

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I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but Im glad that I did it. – Tom Glazer

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