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Quote by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who loo

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. – Carl Sandburg

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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. – Carl Sandburg

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One will never again look at a birch tree, after the Robert Frost poem, in exactly the same way. – Paul Muldoon

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Truth shines the brighter, clad in verse. – Alexander Pope

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There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry. – Eugenio Montale

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There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power. – Eugenio Montale

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