Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
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I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive.Rita Dove
Can it be that even as one grows to fit the space one lives in, one cannot grow until there's space to grow.
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There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.
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For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to understand how people could fail to be moved by art.
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