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I never think about poetry except when Im writing it. I mean my po

I never think about poetry except when Im writing it. I mean my poetry. – Norman MacCaig

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When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you cant teach poetry. This is ridiculous. – Norman MacCaig

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However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird. – Norman MacCaig

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I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it. – Marianne Moore

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Poetry cant cure cancer, but it can save your life until you die. – Maurice Saatchi

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I dont think Auden liked my poetry very much, hes very Anglican. – Stevie Smith

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Always be a poet, even in prose. – Charles Baudelaire, “My Heart Laid Bare,” Intimate Journals, 1864

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