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    Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

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A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

by Rene Char Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

by Robert Frost Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

by Wallace Stevens Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

by Robert Frost Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

by Robert Graves Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

by Bhagavad Gita Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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