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And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didnt think so. -

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

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However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird. – Norman MacCaig

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And if they havent got poetry in them, theres nothing you can do that will produce it. – Norman MacCaig

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