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Quote by Mark Doty

“Poetry is an investigation, not an expression, of what you know.”

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Mark Doty, born on August 10, 1953, is a renowned American poet. His works are known for their profound emotions and unique perspectives, exploring themes such as human emotions, nature, and urban life. more

“The 'idea' for the poem, which may come as an image thrown against memory, as a sound of words that sets off a traveling of sound and meaning, as a curve of emotion (a form) plotted by certain crises of events or image or sound, or as a title which evokes a sense of inner relations; this is the first 'surfacing' of the poem. Then a period of stillness may follow.”

Firsts May Ideas Form Certain Sound Memories Emotion Events Periods Relation Crisis Titles Thrown Stillness Curves Evoke

Author:Muriel Rukeyser

“A poem is a record of a discovery.”

Records Discovery

Author:Ted Kooser

“A poem is a hand, a hook, a prayer. It is a soul in action.”

Soul Hands Action Prayer Hook

Author:Edward Hirsch

“The poem is a capsule where we wrap up our punishable secrets.”

Secret Wraps

Book:The William Carlos Williams Reader

Source: The William Carlos Williams Reader

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