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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 office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly. – Frederick William Robertson

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If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. – A. E. Housman

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And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry. – Lynn Johnston

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I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. – Saul Williams

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