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Quote by Charles Simic
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the ex

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. – Charles Simic

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Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life – when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. – Erica Jong

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I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time. – Robert Hass

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American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. – Diane Wakoski

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Your prayer can be poetry, and poetry can be your prayer. – Terri Guillemets, “A lonely pen at night,” 1992

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