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John Andrew Holmes

To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.

John Andrew Holmes

Poetry

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Feeling truly alive happens when you are engaged in reading something that is well-written and meaningful. This experience comes from being open to catching unexpected moments of poetic beauty within the natural rhythm of the words.

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