Richard WilburWriting poetry is talking to oneself; yet it is a mode of talking to oneself in which the self disappears; and the product's something that, though it may not be for everybody, is about everybody.
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The first line of George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” says: “Writing poetry is talking to oneself; yet it is a mode of talking to oneself in which the self disappears; and the product's something that, though it may not be for everybody, is about everybody.” He was saying people all around the world can speak through their work and find a way to express themselves and to share how they feel with others.
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