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Stevie Smith

All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet.

Stevie Smith

Communication

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Poetry's main job is to clearly convey a message, and the poet's role is simply to pay attention and capture it. The poet themselves is not the focus or the only one who matters, as others will also create poetry.

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