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A E Housman
B. 1859 D. 1936
The sum of things to be known is inexhaustible, and however long we read, we shall never come to the end of our story-book.
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William Wordsworth
B. 1770 D. 1850
The eye, it cannot choose but see; / We cannot bid the ear be still; / Our bodies feel, where'er they be, / Against or with our will. Wordsworth, 'Expostulation and Reply'
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Wilfred Owen
B. 1893 D. 1918
My subject is War and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity. Wilfred Owen
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Helen Dunmore
B. 1952 D. 2017
In these times, we should be glad of this voice. - Kate Clanchy, The Guardian
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Robert Graves
B. 1895 D. 1985
Logical argument is what destroys poetry because poetry is beyond logic. - Robert Graves
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Brendan Kennelly
B. 1936
A writer is not interested in explaining reality; he's interested in capturing it. - Brendan Kennelly