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" Poetry is a call to action, and it also is action. "

Juan Felipe Herrera

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" A lot of ancient poetry sees in nature a reflection of human emotions, and in a post-industrialized era, once people have become more aware of the necessity of a more harmonious relation between man and nature, we need to build cities which can connect with human spiritual needs instead of being merely functional. "

" A poet can survive everything but a misprint. "

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" And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it. "

" Poetry always, always, always is a key piece of democracy. "

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" Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry. "

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" Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. "

" The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. "

" Poetry is like a bird, it ignores all frontiers. "

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" The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something. "

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

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" I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs. "

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