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“Literary poetry in a painter is something special, and is neither illustration nor the translation of writing by form.”

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Author:Paul Gauguin

“I am not a painter. I am a poet. / Why? I think I would rather be / a painter, but I am not.”

Thinking Poetry Poet Painter

Book:The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara

Source: The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara

“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”

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Author:Plutarch

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”

“Most painters have painted themselves. So have most poets: not so palpably indeed, but more assiduously. Some have done nothing else.”

Done Poetry Poet Painter

Book:Guesses at Truth

Source: Guesses at Truth

“The painter puts brush to canvas, and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet has the easier task, for his pen does not alter his rhyme.”

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Author:Robert Breault

“A poet is a painter of the soul.”

Soul Poetry Poet Painter

Author:Isaac D'Israeli