Quote by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. - Carl Sandburg

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. – Carl Sandburg

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A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. – Carl Sandburg

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The ugly is in poetry only a passing shadow. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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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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Poetry is the energy of the soul made ink. – Terri Guillemets, “Lust & creativity,” 1995

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I dont think rap really fits in to American Idol in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will. – Nigel Lythgoe

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