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??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? "If it isn't Smokin', it ain't Poetry In Motion" ? ? -Inez Harrison ? ? ? ? "Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words." ? ? -Edgar Allen Poe ? ? ? ? "Poetry is trouble dunked in tears." ? ? -Gwyn Thomas ? ? ? ? "The success of a poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in ? ? writing it, but by how much the reader felt in reading it." ? ? -John Ciardi ? ? ? ? "The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth." ? ? Jean Cocteau ? ? ? ? "When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his ? ? limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry ? ? reminds him of richness and diversity of his existence. When ? ? power corrupts, poetry cleanses." ? ? -John F Kennedy ? ? ? ? "Poets are born, not paid." ? ? -Wilson Mizner ? ? ? ? "To have great poetry there must be great audiences too." ? ? -Walt Whitman ? ? ? ? "When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and form ? ? meanings, then you have mastered chaos a little." ? ? -Stephen Spender ? ? ? ? "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom." ? ? -Robert Frost ? ? ? ? "Poetry serves to communicate the hearts and hopes of men." ? ? -Chuangste ? ? ? ? ? ? Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending ? ? existence to nothing. ? ? -Burke ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????