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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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I can find some way to make poetry out of my lifes experiences. – Shelby Lynne

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Poetry is mans rebellion against being what he is. – James Branch Cabell

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Ive always written, all my life, and when I was very young I developed an interest in poetry. – Jeffery Deaver

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