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Amelia Barr

But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung.

Amelia Barr

Power

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Amelia Barr is saying that both lovers and poets have a unique ability to transform ordinary things into something meaningful and beautiful. They take everyday experiences or materials and create something powerful and special from them.

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