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    Don Marquis about Poetry

    Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

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    Quotes By Don Marquis

    • Work

      When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work ask him: 'Whose?'

    • Poetry

      Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

    • Poetry

      Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand...

    Quotes About Poetry

    • William Rose Benet

      Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.

    • Thomas Hardy

      My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...

    • Judith Rodriguez

      I write poetry in order to live more fully.

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