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When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I tho

When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock n roll was asleep. – Patti Smith

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Ive always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and thats what I wanted to wear everyday. – Patti Smith

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What I wanted to do in rock n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. – Patti Smith

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No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist. – Patti Smith

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I think Im a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and Im not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesnt work and why. – Diane Wakoski

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Poetry is what gets lost in translation. – Robert Frost

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Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away some of the excitement of poetry. – Robert Morgan

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Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with ones own understanding of how to understand the world. – Peter Davison

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I think my mother is my biggest influence. There are so many things I hate about her but at the same time Im thankful for her. All I know is that when Im a parent I want to be just like my mom. I can talk to my mom more than any of my friends could talk to their parents. – Nikki Reed

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If you learn to go beyond the jabbering of your mind, and can go to the deeper aspects of your consciousness, then body, breath, and mind will not come in your way. – SwāmÄ« Rāma

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