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And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its positi

And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious. – John C. Ransom

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

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Compression of poetry is so great I often explode. Out of the house to walk off a poem. – William Corbett, “On Reading: Notes & a Poem,” The Agni Review, No.22 (1985)

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[P]oetry… the spontaneous fusion of hitherto unrelated words. Such things must take place in your own head, by your own chemistry. – Marie Emilie Gilchrist (1893–1989), Writing Poetry: Suggestions for Young

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I dont know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. – Zona Gale

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