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Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt ag

Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality. – James Joyce

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Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not. – James Joyce

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I am grateful for – though I cant keep up with – the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry. – A. R. Ammons

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[T]he poetic soul… a living lyre, it only lives enough to echo, and all that it has of life it pours out, and spends in song: the inspiring tripod which the poet ascends, at once unites him to, and separates him from, society. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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A poem can have an impact, but you cant expect an audience to understand all the nuances. – Douglas Dunn

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Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind. – J. Courtney Sullivan

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