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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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Im not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every words meaning, or multiple meanings. – Anne Stevenson

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Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. – Norman O. Brown

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If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. – Muhammad Iqbal

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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for. – Jean Cocteau

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