Ars Poetica Quotes

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Art and Culture Quotes

A poem should be palpable and mute As a globed fruit, (1-2)

Versions of Reality Quotes

A poem should be motionless in time As the moon climbs, (9-10)

Language and Communication Quotes

As a globed fruit, (1-2)

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