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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Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. – Carl Sandburg

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

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I have experienced healing through other writers poetry, but theres no way I can sit down to write in the hope a poem will have healing potential. If I do, Ill write a bad poem. – Marilyn Hacker

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