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We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these con

We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order – poetry and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible. – John Drinkwater

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There can be no proof that Blakes lyric is composed of the best words in the best order only a conviction, accepted by our knowledge and judgment, that it is so. – John Drinkwater

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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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I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. – Alfred Edward Housman

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In many cases these verses will seem to the reader like poetry torn up by the roots, with rain and dew and earth still clinging to them, giving a freshness and a fragrance not otherwise to be conveyed. – Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Preface to Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by Two of

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I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before its understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I dont have a clue what theyre on about. – Marcus Mumford

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