We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarr

We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. – William Butler Yeats

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Im conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. Theres hardly a day that goes past on which I dont write poetry. – Ben Okri

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Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it. – Vincent Van Gogh

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We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because were not getting those things from our communities or from each other. – Naomi Klein

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The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. – Lynda Barry

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