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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist

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"At bottom, no real object is unpoetical, if the poet knows how to use it properly."

Real Use Poet

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist

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"Whoever would understand the poet Must go into the poet's country. [Ger., Wer den Dichter will verstehen Muss in Dichters Lande gehen.]"

Country Poet Dens

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John Lennon Musician, Activist

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"How poetry comes to the poet is a mystery."

Poetry Mystery Poet

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Jonathan Swift Satirist, Writer

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"Unjustly poets we asperse: Truth shines the brighter clad in verse, And all the fictions they pursue Do but insinuate what is true."

Fiction Shining Poet

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Jorge Luis Borges Writer, Poet

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"Best thing to happen for a poet. A fine death, no? An impressive death."

Poet Impressive

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Jorge Luis Borges Writer, Poet

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"I secretly assumed, as poets do, The duty on me to define the moon."

Moon Poet Duty

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Joyce Carol Oates Author, Poet

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"How does the poet transform his banal thoughts (are not most thoughts banal?) into such stunning forms, into beauty?"

Doe Form Poet

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Joyce Cary Novelist

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"Life would die without poets, and democracy must have its spellbinders."

Democracy Dies Poet

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Jules Renard Writer

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"The void yields up nothing. You have to be a great poet to make it ring."

Poet Yield Void

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John Keats Poet

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"I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death."

Thinking Poet

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Mary Oliver Poet

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"The challenge is to keep up with all the new poets at the same time I love the old ones."

Challenges Poet

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Mary Oliver Poet

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"A poet's interest in craft never fades, of course."

Poet Interest Crafts

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May Sarton Poet

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"It is clear that we do not exactly choose our poems; our poems choose us."

Poet Clear

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May Sarton Poet

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"Time spent with poets is never wasted."

Poet Time Spent

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May Sarton Poet

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"a poet never feels useful."

Feels Poet

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May Sarton Poet

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"Words are my passion / And out of them and me / I would create beauty."

Passion Poet My Passion

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Miguel de Cervantes Writer

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"Nay, what is worse, perhaps turn poet, which, they say, is an infectious and incurable distemper."

Book Turns Poet

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Mick McCarthy Football Manager, Former Player

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"We're football people, not poets, but obviously I'm disappointed with the result."

People Football Poet

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Honore de Balzac Novelist

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"Are not poets men who fulfill their hopes prematurely?"

Men Poet

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Honore de Balzac Novelist

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"There are two kinds of poets: those who feel and those who express themselves. The former are happier."

Two Kind Poet

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