Quote by Terri Guillemets
Pressure cranks and presses Life, squeezing out essence of self, a

Pressure cranks and presses Life, squeezing out essence of self, aromatic with bittersweet memories, pungent adversities, and the honey-musk of desire — the vapors hover over our inkpots, and if we pick up the feather it becomes our poetry. – Terri Guillemets

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Ive written some poetry I dont understand myself. – Carl Sandburg

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If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry. – John Drinkwater

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