"Poetry is its own medium; it's very different than writing prose. Poetry can talk in an imagistic sense, it has particular ways of catching an environment"
- Story Musgrave
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This quote by Story Musgrave speaks with the unique power of poetry. Poetry is its own medium, distinct from prose writing. It has the capability to capture an environment in such a way that prose can not. Through making use of images, poetry can evoke a feeling or emotion that is challenging to express in words. It can likewise create a brilliant image of a location or minute in time. Poetry can be used to explore complicated ideas and sensations, and to reveal the inexpressible. It is an effective tool for communicating meaning and emotion, and can be utilized to produce a long lasting impression. By using the power of images, poetry can record a moment in time and produce an enduring impression.
This quote is written / told by Story Musgrave somewhere between August 19, 1935 and today. He/she was a famous Astronaut from USA.
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