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For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment in

For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment in regarding ones own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss. – Edward Dowden

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Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. – Edward Dowden

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So I suppose poetry, language, the shaping of it, was and remains for me an effort to make sense out of essentially senseless situations. – Thomas Lynch

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Poetry

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases. – William Shenstone

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Poetry

Bad, quirky poetry might be better than some of the good stuff, because it really comes from the heart. – Cheryl Hines

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What is a Professor of Poetry? How can poetry be professed? – W.H. Auden

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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. – Rene Cassin

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I think its a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. Its a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but thats not the only reason to work. You couldnt have paid me not to write. – Anne Perry

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To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is. – Chinese Proverb

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Once the lighthouse is seen, the rest of the sea is ignored. – Terri Guillemets

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