"My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand."
-Thom Gunn
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"It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!"
-Thom Gunn
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"There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply."
-Thom Gunn
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"My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand."
-Thom Gunn
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"Deep feeling doesn't make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help."
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"How sweet it is!"
-Jackie Gleason
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-John S. Herrington
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"I'll see you in my dreams."
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"When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay."
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"Tell me about yourself - your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number."
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