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As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend

As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend ones language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence. – W. H. Auden

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Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them. – Dennis Gabor

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And if they havent got poetry in them, theres nothing you can do that will produce it. – Norman MacCaig

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I write poetry in order to live more fully. – Judith Rodriguez

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