Quote by John Betjeman
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a

Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me its the oil of life. – John Betjeman

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I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. – John Betjeman

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Future, The
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Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallant blacks from far Jamaica, Honduras and Togoland; protect them Lord in all their fights, and even more, protect the whites. – John Betjeman

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Peoples backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. – John Betjeman

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I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity. – James Dickey

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. – Robert Frost

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I didnt want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months. – Tom Wesselmann

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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. – Samuel Johnson

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