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Robert Frost
B. 1874 D. 1963
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost
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Imtiaz Dharker
B. 1954
Are words no more than waving, wavering flags? - 'The right word', Imtiaz Dharker
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
B. 1952
...the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music... the music reflects the historical experience. - Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Stephen Spender
B. 1909 D. 1995
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. - Stephen Spender
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Alfred Tennyson
B. 1809 D. 1892
Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of change. - 'Locksley Hall', Alfred Tennyson
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Kit Wright
B. 1944
I think so highly of poetry that I've dedicated my life to it. It's the most important thing to me. - Kit Wright