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Poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power. Poetry is bon

Poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words. – Paul Engle, New York Times, 17 February 1957

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