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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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The pleasure that poetry gives is that of imagining more than is written; the task is divided between the poet and his reader. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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How do poems grow? They grow out of your life. – Robert Penn Warren

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Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early. – Rita Dove

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