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April 19, 2009 by kevinstilley

Poetry – Select Quotes


In
The Miracle of Language Richard Lederer devotes two chapters to Poetry (three chapters if you count his chapter on The Legacy of T. S. Eliot). Sprinkled within these chapters are more than a few quotes about poetry. I have selected fifteen of my favorites to share with you here.

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May 24, 2008 by kevinstilley

Harvest Poems, by Carl Sandburg

Like most people, I enjoy particular poems. But, try as I may, I have never been able to cultivate a love for the genre of poetry. And, I have seriously tried.

I make it a point to read a book of poetry at least once each year. I know that I probably didn’t like cabbage the first time that I ate it, but I love it now. So, I am hoping that through continued exposure I will develop the same kind of taste for poetry.

Thus, it was that I came to Carl Sandburg’s book Harvest Poems: 1910-1960. [Read more…]

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