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Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful
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"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful"

- Rita Dove

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USA Flag 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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