"America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?"
― Azar Nafisi
Topic(s):
Poetry
― Azar Nafisi
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More In Poetry
- "I always liked the magic of poetry but now I’m just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they’ve used, tried and tested craft to create the illusion. Wonderful feeling of exhilaration to finally be there."― David Knopfler
- "Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved."― Jose Ortega y Gasset
- "And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it’s just been so worth the effort. It’s like I’m planting a garden in my head."― Jane Campion