Great Regulars: Books of quotations are one

of my guilty pleasures. This month, rather introduce a poem, I present some of the juicier quips, bumper-stickerish insights and smart thinking about poetry from this fun compendium. Enjoy.

"The first great task of the aspiring poet--the task of the imagination--is to create the self that will write the poems." Stanley Kunitz

from David Biespiel: The Oregonian: From a book, little gems about the process of poetry

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