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Jacques Maritain

Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together.

Jacques Maritain

Imagination

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Poetry comes from all parts of a person working together, including their feelings, thoughts, and natural urges. It is not just about intellect or imagination alone, but a combination of everything that makes us human.

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