The crown of literature is poetry.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Poets are like the decathletes of literature.
Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.
Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.
There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think.
Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early.
Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready.
Poetry is not an art or a branch of art: it's something more.
And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written.
Poetry stands or falls by its music.
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