Jeanette WintersonA tough life needs a tough language–and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers–a language powerful enough to say how it is.
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The power of words is perhaps what makes people who read and write poetry feel so strongly. When we read a poem, we want to keep reading because the poet has the power to draw us in and make us feel something. He can take a simple phrase and make it one of the most memorable things we’ve ever read. He can paint a picture in our minds that we will never forget. He can show us that there is more to life than what we see every day and he does it all with just a few words and a few lines.
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