#poe

The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

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If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

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When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. ↗

— William Blake

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In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. ↗

— Paul Dirac

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I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. ↗

— John Donne

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Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet. ↗

— Rita Dove

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I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. ↗

— Rita Dove

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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable. ↗

— Rita Dove

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For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss. ↗

— Edward Dowden

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