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I gave up on new poetry myself thirty years ago, when most of it b

I gave up on new poetry myself thirty years ago, when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens on a hostile world. – Russell Baker

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Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories those that dont work, those that break down and those that get lost. – Russell Baker

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Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker. – Allen Tate

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When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock n roll was asleep. – Patti Smith

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Im looking for a guy who makes you want to dance and write poetry all day long. – Angela Sarafyan

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I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation. – Anthony Hope

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