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Quote by Stephen Spender
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. – Stephen Spender

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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course. – Stephen Spender

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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. – Elia Kazan

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I wanted to reimagine the role, in a way that was respectful of its traditional responsibilities but made them part of a wider pattern of poetry about national incidents, events, preoccupations and to spend a great deal of time going to schools trying to demystify poetry. – Andrew Motion

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Well, I write a lot of poetry – thats where it usually all starts. I definitely want to show you guys sides of me – love, loss, heartbreak – all of that good stuff! – Tristan Wilds

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