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Wallace Stevens

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all.

Wallace Stevens

Poetry

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Wallace Stevens is saying that writing poetry requires a deep and intense appreciation for every element involved, including the choice of words, the concepts expressed, and the sensory details like images and rhythms. This love must be as strong and focused as the strongest feelings you can have for anything important in your life.

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