Quote by Seamus Heaney
A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but

A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups. – Seamus Heaney

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In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. – Seamus Heaney

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Poetry
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As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. – Seamus Heaney

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positive
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Manifesting that order of poetry where we can at last grow up to that which we stored up as we grew. – Seamus Heaney

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Id never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. Ive always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books. – Simon Armitage

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Poetry

Short fiction is the medium I love the most, because it requires that I bring everything Ive learned about poetry – the concision, the ability to say something as vividly as possible – but also the ability to create a narrative that, though lacking a novels length, satisfies the reader. – Ron Rash

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Poetry

Its like I understand images and some people understand poetry. – Samantha Morton

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Poetry

Music is my thing. Its my thing its what I love. Its what I do. Its football to me its Christmas to me religion to me poetry to me. – Ryan Adams

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Poetry

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An alliance with a powerful person is never safe. – Phaedrus

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The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory. – Jeff Cooper

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At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, OK, this is something I really like. At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, Oh boy, here we go. We know what shes going to do. – Lana Parrilla

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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. – Duke Ellington

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