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There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago.
- Allen TatePhoto by Gemma Evans on Unsplash
There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago.
- Allen TateSo the poet who wants to be something that he cannot be and is a failure in...
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So the poet, who wants to be something that he cannot be, and is a failure in...
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Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and...
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The two lovers walked among the willow trees, and the oneness of each was a...
I'm a great believer in poetry out of the classroom, in public places, on subways, trains, on cocktail napkins. I'd rather have my poems on the subway than around the seminar table at an MFA program.
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