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Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Gr

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose-petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Don Marquis
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Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. – Don Marquis

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Poetry says the things that I cant say. I read a lot, but I never write it. – Trevor McDonald

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There is often as much poetry between the lines of a poem as in those lines. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people. – Macklemore

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Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem. – Maxine Hong Kingston

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