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I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very you

I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. I wrote a lot of stories and poetry and… I had a desire to create always. And I always had a desire to show my work. – P. J. Harvey

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In poetry and in eloquence the beautiful and grand must spring from the commonplace…. All that remains for us is to be new while repeating the old, and to be ourselves in becoming the echo of the whole world. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was completely different. – Ian Hamilton Finlay

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Im conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. Theres hardly a day that goes past on which I dont write poetry. – Ben Okri

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Poetry is the energy of the soul made ink. – Terri Guillemets, “Lust & creativity,” 1995

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