Quote by Marianne Moore
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. -

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. – Marianne Moore

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I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it. – Marianne Moore

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The poetry of heroism appeals irresistibly to those who dont go to a war, and even more to those whom the war is making enormously wealthy. Its always so. – Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Poetry is a succession of questions which the poet constantly poses. – Vicente Aleixandre

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But for me, being an editor Ive been an editor of all kinds of books being an editor of poetry has been the way in which I could give a crucial part of my time to what I love most. – Peter Davison

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Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously. – Asghar Farhadi

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