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“The condition of mankind is, and always has been, so miserable and depraved that, if anyone were to say to the poet: "For God's sake stop singing and do something useful like putting on the kettle or fetching bandages," what just reason could he give for refusing?”

Ifs Giving Has Beens Reason Conditions Mankind Poet Singing Sake Miserable Depraved Kettles Bandages

Author:W. H. Auden

“.. to a poet, the human community is like the community of birds to a bird, singing to each other. Love is one of the reasons we are singing to one another, love of language itself, love of sound, love of singing itself, and love of the other birds.”

Humans Reason Language Sound Community Love Is Poet Self Love Singing Bird And Love

Author:Sharon Olds

“For nothing keeps a poet In his high singing mood Like unappeasable hunger For unattainable food.”

Poet Singing Hunger Mood Unattainable

Book:Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems

Source: Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems

“I said, the poets are there I hear them singing and lying around their round table and around me still.”

Said Stills Lying Poetry Poet Singing Tables Rounds

Author:Anne Sexton

“You can't criticize Bob Dylan's singing. You have to respect Billy Joel as a brilliant poet. You can't tell me there's a better rock band ever than Led Zeppelin. And if you speak during the Eagles' "Last Resort," we're done. I'm just asking for seven minutes. This stuff really matters, you know.”

Ifs Knows Matter Done Lasts Speak Stuff Minutes Rocks Poet Band Singing Asking Seven Brilliant Criticize Bob Resorts Dylan Eagles Rock Bands Zeppelins

Author:Charlie Sheen

“Crowned with leaves of the laurel. In England the Poet Laureate is an officer of the sovereign's court, acting as dancing skeleton at every royal feast and singing-mute at every royal funeral.”

Acting Poet Singing England Court Dancing Officers Funeral Sovereign Royal Mute Skeletons Laurels

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)