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A poem is never finished, only abandoned. -- Paul Valery (1871-1945)
A poem: read aloud: <> !*''# Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash, ^`$
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A poem round and perfect as a star. -- Alexander Smith (1830-1867) -- A Life Drama, Sc. ii
A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke. -- Max Eastma
A poet is a kind of liar who always speaks the truth.
A poet only writes about the things he cannot do.
-- A canard, sung by Meg in The One Love of My Life, -- in Lerner's and Lowe's Brigadoo...
A poet's hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere. -- W. H. Aude
A poet soaring in the high reason of his fancies, with his garland and singing robes about him.
-- John Milton (1608-1674) -- The Reason of Church Government, Introduction, Book ii...
A poet that fails in writing, becomes often a morose critic.
The weak insipid white wine makes at length excellent vinegar. -- Shenstone...
A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
-- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...

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