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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poe

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise. – Oscar Wilde

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There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. – Oscar Wilde

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I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats. – J. Courtney Sullivan

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The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it. – Robert Penn Warren

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American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. – Diane Wakoski

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I started off in England and very few people knew I was Australian. I mean, the clues were in the poems, but they didnt read them very carefully, and so for years and years I was considered completely part of the English poetry scene. – Peter Porter

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