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Quote by David Hare
The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from th

The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry. – David Hare

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Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather. – David Hare

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[P]oetry… the spontaneous fusion of hitherto unrelated words. Such things must take place in your own head, by your own chemistry. – Marie Emilie Gilchrist (1893–1989), Writing Poetry: Suggestions for Young

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Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. – Vladimir Nabokov

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Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man it has become the amusement and delight of the few. – John Masefield

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But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it. – Ian Hamilton Finlay

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