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As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. it is the deification of reality. it should make our days holy to us. the poet should speak to all men, for a moment, of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
-Edith Sitwell
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As For The Usefulness Of Poetry, Its

Edith Sitwell
As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. it is the deification of reality. it should make our days holy to us. the poet should speak to all men, for a moment, of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
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