Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified.

C.D. Wright
Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going...
Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going...
Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going...
Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going...
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In the quote, Oscar Wilde is saying that poetry is only justified when it is intense. In other words, when a person writes a poem about love or loss, that poem should have a lot of emphasis on the intensity of the emotion being expressed. It can be intense without being violent or sexual. If a person writes a poem about a sad event in their life, they would want to express how intense their sadness was.

Source: Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil

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