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Andre Gide

'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.

Poetry

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Andre Gide means that poets should avoid using logical connectors that force a strict cause-and-effect relationship in their work. Instead, poetry should embrace ambiguity and intuition rather than clear, rational conclusions.

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