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Laura Riding

To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth, but only a problem of art is solved in poetry.

Laura Riding

Poetry

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A poet might feel that writing a poem reveals some kind of truth, but what is actually achieved is only an artistic creation. Poetry addresses how to express ideas beautifully, not necessarily how to uncover or explain objective truth.

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