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Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..
Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
 Some force whole regions, in despite
 O' geography, to change their site;
  Make former times shake hands read more 
 Some force whole regions, in despite
 O' geography, to change their site;
  Make former times shake hands with latter,
   And that which was before come after;
    But those that write in rhyme still make
     The one verse for the other's sake;
      For one for sense, and one for rhyme,
       I think's sufficient at one time. 
Why then we should drop into poetry.
Why then we should drop into poetry.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.