ESSENTIALS

I think poets should not be allowed to publish more than three poetry books in their entire life. In that case only books would appear which really give the feeling to be the barest essentials.

Maud Vanhauwaert



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PEARL

Prose consists of just words, poems however form a string of pearls.
Ali Nur ed-Din



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OASIS

Trust is an oasis in the heart, which can never be reached by the caravans of rationalism.

Khalid Gibran



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AWARENESS

The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does.

Allen Ginsberg



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LIFE

The poet is essentially sensitive to the life of his time.

Stephen Spender


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NOTES

Just like there are songs without words, there is poetry without notes.

Erhard Blanck



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SALVATION

Heaven's prayers and Mary's merged to a far eternity that was speaking to me. From then on I kept hearing poetry's voice as if coming from depths behind our temporariness. It connects the races of mankind. It reveals the essence of our life. It uplifts our eyes above the appearance of things. It allows us to look into the spectacle of salvation itself.

Anton van Duinkerken



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