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Quote by John Ashbery
There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think pe

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. – John Ashbery

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I dont look on poetry as closed works. I feel theyre going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length. – John Ashbery

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