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For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing

For me, poetry is a situation – a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with ones own understanding of how to understand the world. – Peter Davison

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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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The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on. – Emily Dickinson

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Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. – Richard Eyre

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