Quote by Mark Strand
Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end,

Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. – Mark Strand

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A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art. – Mark Strand

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A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. – Mark Strand

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And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. – Mark Strand

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Poetry is the deification of reality. – Edith Sitwell

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The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence. – Laura Marling

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It is a happy thing that there is no royal road to poetry. The world should know by this time that one cannot reach Parnassus except by flying thither. – Gerard Manley Hopkins

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I think poetry is best read to oneself. – Rickie Lee Jones

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