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A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thun

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times. – Randall Jarrell

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I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals cant read any poetry. – Randall Jarrell

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Poetry
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Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course. – John Drinkwater

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Poetry is perfect verbs hunting for elusive nouns. – J. Patrick Lewis, www.jpatricklewis.com

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I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry. – Elizabeth Edwards

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I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. – Alfred Edward Housman

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