[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.

Adrienne Rich
[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
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[Poetry] is the liquid voice that can wear through stone. William Butler Yeats said, "Poetry is the liquid voice that can wear through stone." Yeats was speaking about how poetry can create a unique emotional connection with the reader by rendering the reader's emotions into something tangible. By speaking in poetry, we can transmit our feelings into something that can touch the hearts of others and bring them closer to us.

Source: What Is Found There: Notebooks On Poetry And Politics

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