Quote by John Drinkwater
Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama o

Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into a related whole by an energy distinct from that which evoked them. – John Drinkwater

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If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry. – John Drinkwater

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For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and unstable. It is the same in all arts. – John Drinkwater

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