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Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced gr

Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry. – Eugenio Montale

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For my part, if I consider poetry as an object, I maintain that it is born of the necessity of adding a vocal sound (speech) to the hammering of the first tribal music. – Eugenio Montale

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True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. – Eugenio Montale

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I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but Im glad that I did it. – Tom Glazer

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There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power. – Eugenio Montale

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Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language. – Steven Pinker

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Its always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. Its hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope. – Tom Hanks

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