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Quote by Lucille Clifton
People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and t

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and thats a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. – Lucille Clifton

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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. – George Oppen

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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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Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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What I wanted to do in rock n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. – Patti Smith

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