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" In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you. "
Abbas Kiarostami
Still
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Darkness
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" My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time. "
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" There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. "
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" Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words. "
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" No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers. "
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" I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again. "
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" My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life. "
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" I began the way nearly everybody I ever heard of - I began writing poetry. And I find that to be quite usual with writers, their trying their hand at poetry. "
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" Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. "
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" Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. "
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" A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk. "
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" What's the function of poetry? It's to express general truths, to connect with the reader and make him think: 'Wow, I've experienced that, but you've expressed it so much better.' "
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