Quote by John Ciardi
Poetry lies its way to the truth. - John Ciardi

Poetry lies its way to the truth. – John Ciardi

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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – John Ciardi

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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi

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Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem. – Maxine Hong Kingston

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Poetry

Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture. – Juan Ramon Jimenez

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Poetry

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. – Edgar Allan Poe

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I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to hear it. It will always be too simple to be discussed in assemblies. – Boris Pasternak

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Poetry

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The average persons ear weighs what you are, not what you were. – Francis Quarles

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So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think its great that now, 25 years later, were not only putting out our own music, but are able to put out music by other bands. Thats really exciting for us. – Joan Jett

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When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself. – Deepak Chopra

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