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The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age.

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"The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times"

- Robert Morgan

Poetry People Young

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This quote is written / told by Robert Morgan between July 31, 1918 and May 15, 2004. He/she was a famous Soldier from USA. The author also have 48 other quotes.

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