Poetry quote by Paul Valery

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A poem is never finished, only abandoned
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"A poem is never finished, only abandoned"

- Paul Valery

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This quote by Paul Valery talks with the creative process of writing verse. It suggests that a poem is never genuinely ended up, yet rather that the poet must eventually desert it in order to go on to the following project. This indicates that the poem is never really total, and that the poet should approve that there is always a lot more that might be done to perfect it. This quote additionally talks with the suggestion that the creative procedure is relentless, which the poet has to agree to accept that their work is never absolutely ended up. It is a tip that the innovative process is a journey, and that the poet needs to agree to approve that their job is never ever genuinely full. This quote is a tip that the creative process is a journey, and that the poet has to agree to accept that their job is never ever truly completed.

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Paul Valery This quote is written / told by Paul Valery between October 30, 1871 and July 20, 1945. He was a famous Poet from France, the quote is categorized under the topic Poetry. The author also have 36 other quotes.

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