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Quote by David Antin

“While I've had a great distaste for what's usually called song in modern poetry or for what's usually called music, I really don't think of speech as so far from song.”

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David Antin

David Antin was an American poet, born on February 1, 1932, and passed away on October 12, 2016. His poetry is known for its unique style and philosophical insights, highly appreciated by readers and critics alike. more

“I write incredibly slowly. And, on top of that, I spent my entire youth and twenties working like a dog, so one of the things that happened when I finished Drown was that I got busy living. I'd never travelled, I'd never seen anything. So I did as much travelling as my job teaching would allow.”

Writing Jobs Happened Teaching Dog Youth Twenties Busy Finished

Author:Junot Diaz

“A friend of mine called and said they're interested in having you do a song for the new Pokemon. All my kids are grown up, so I'd heard of it, but I didn't really know what it was.”

Knows Said Kids Song Heard Mines Pokemon

Author:Donna Summer

“I am not greedy, so I would gladly give a song to someone else to sing if it makes more sense.”

Ifs Giving Song Greedy

Author:Christina Milian

“Stevie didn't use the technology to drive the song. He used it to enhance. I use the tools to further my work, I don't use my work to further the tools.”

Use Used Song Technology Tools

Author:Brian McKnight

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