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Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship wi

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion

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The crown of literature is poetry. It is its end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty and delicacy. The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes. – W. Somerset Maugham

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There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. – John Ashbery

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American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. – Diane Wakoski

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