Quote by John Drinkwater
The musician - if he be a good one - finds his own perception prom

The musician – if he be a good one – finds his own perception prompted by the poets perception, and he translates the expression of that perception from the terms of poetry into the terms of music. – John Drinkwater

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Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course. – John Drinkwater

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There can be no proof that Blakes lyric is composed of the best words in the best order only a conviction, accepted by our knowledge and judgment, that it is so. – John Drinkwater

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Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. Thats the thing I really want to break into! – Frank Iero

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The nerds are my favourite sort of boys – any guy with a passion – whether it be physics or film or writing or poetry even, I think its super sweet and its very attractive for a female. – Teresa Palmer

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In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you. – Abbas Kiarostami

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Poetry is its own medium its very different than writing prose. Poetry can talk in an imagistic sense, it has particular ways of catching an environment. – Story Musgrave

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