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Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language. - Lucil

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language. – Lucille Clifton

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People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and thats a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. – Lucille Clifton

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Poetry
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Lucille Clifton
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If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. – A. E. Housman

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Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker. – Allen Tate

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There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. – Henry R. Luce

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Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. – Plato

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