Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all but in Spanish, in the poems of Lorca.

W.S. Merwin
Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all...
Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all...
Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all...
Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all...
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Modern poetry, for me, began not in English at all but in Spanish, in the poems of Lorca. This quote expresses the idea that poetry has a universal appeal to all people. It is based on the idea that words can speak to anyone's soul and speak to all people.

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