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What is poetry which does not save nations or people?


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In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.



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The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.



The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.



The soul exceeds its circumstances.

The soul exceeds its circumstances.



Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.

Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.



Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.

Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.



Do not feel safe. The poet remembers. You can kill one, but another is born. The words are written down, the deed, the date.

Do not feel safe. The poet remembers. You can kill one, but another is born. The words are written down, the deed, the date.



The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.

The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.



When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.



I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy

I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy





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