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If I were to choose between the power of writing a poem and the ecstasy of a poem unwritten, I would choose the ecstasy. It is better poetry.
But you and all my neighbors agree that I always choose badly.
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Poetry is not an opinion expressed. It is a song that rises from a bleeding wound or a smiling mouth.
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Words are timeless. You should utter them or write them with a knowledge of their timelessness.
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A poet is a dethroned king sitting among the ashes of his palace trying to fashion an image out of the ashes.
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