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" English poetry begins whenever we decide to say the modern English language begins, and it extends as far as we decide to say that the English language extends. "

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" Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one. "

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" When I was in college, I really liked poetry. I don't read much anymore. "

" A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression. "

" Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler. "

" When poetry separates from song, then the words have to carry all the rhythm themselves; they have to do all the work. They can't rely on the singing voice. "

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" I don't believe that poetry is in danger because nobody wants to read it or appreciate it. There is a tremendous audience for it on any given day or night. You just have to know where to look. "

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" Poetry is necessary, but is the poet? "

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" I did not move into developing or processing color. I stayed with black and white. I still think to this day that I prefer to work in black and white if it has to do with poetry or anything other than specific reality. I have worked in color when I thought it was the appropriate way to express the thought that I was working on. "

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" Everybody interprets things differently with their own perception, and I want poetry to pull out of them their own feelings. "

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