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Have you ever heard a good joke? If youve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then youre already on th

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"Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture"

- Rita Dove

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This quote is written / told by Rita Dove somewhere between August 28, 1952 and today. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 45 other quotes.

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