Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though

Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values. – A. R. Ammons

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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. – Voltaire

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Poetry is a sort of homecoming. – Paul Celan

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I dont see how poetry can ever be easy… Real poetry, the thick, dense, intense, complicated stuff that lives and endures, requires blood sweat; blood and sweat are essential elements in poetry as well as behind it. – Edward Abbey

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