“All good poems are victories over something.” “Poetry does so many different things, it’s difficult to say anything definitive about its role, which of course varies from culture to culture. It can range from being stories of the tribe to the private lyric, to being as W.H. Auden said “the clear expression of mixed feelings” […]
via 10 Great Quotes About Poets, Poetry, and Writing by Stephen Dunn — Paul’s Poetry Playground
