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"Logging thousands of historical proverbs requires precision. I’ve compiled the wisdom of the diaspora into this digital sanctuary to ensure the frequencies of our ancestors are never lost." — A.I.isha
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PAGE 993 OF 4072"That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been."
"If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it."
"By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made."
"The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something."
"I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding."
"There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry."
"Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early."
"Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture."
"I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry."
"I'm not a great poetry fan."
"While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of 'difficult' poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there's room for 'difficult' poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry won't be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice."
"Poetry is the deification of reality."
"Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others."
"Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production."
"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."