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    However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there can't be much to it.

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A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

by Thomas Harrison Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

by Anne Stevenson Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

by Thomas B. Macaulay Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the pearly shell
That murmurs of the far-off, murmuring sea;
A precious read more

What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the pearly shell
That murmurs of the far-off, murmuring sea;
A precious jewel carved most curiously;
It is a little picture painted well.
What is a Sonnet? 'Tis the tear that fell
From a great poet's hidden ecstasy;
A two-edged sword, a star, a song--ah me!
Sometimes a heavy tolling funeral bell.

by Richard Watson Gilder Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding read more

Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.

by A.e. Housman Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..

Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..

by Ogden Nash Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

by Robert Frost Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.

Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.

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