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What is ironic is that Allen Ginsbergs importance was in its twili

What is ironic is that Allen Ginsbergs importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world! – Rita Dove

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I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. – Rita Dove

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Poetry
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Have you ever heard a good joke? If youve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then youre already on the way to poetry. Its about using words in very precise ways and using gesture. – Rita Dove

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Poetry
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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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Trust
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Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly. – Jean Baudrillard

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The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them. – Joseph Addison

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We need more courage to die alone. Everybody wants to die with the regiment. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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