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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic abo

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. – Rita Dove

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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level. – Rita Dove

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Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine. – Rita Dove

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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and Ive seen ecstasy or something. – Rita Dove

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Of course a poem is a two-way street. No poem is any good if it doesnt suggest to the reader things from his own mind and recollection that he will read into it, and will add to what the poet has suggested. But I do think poetry readings are very important. – James Laughlin

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That is what I did with Jack, and thats why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music. – David Amram

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And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didnt think so. – Norman MacCaig

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Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of mans expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid. – Salvatore Quasimodo

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