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I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of sort. So its just people being funny in different ways not just sketch not just standup not just characters all of those things.
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.
Quotes By Rita Dove
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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit we have no choice but to...
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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that for a minute the clouds...
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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the...
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Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is you need...
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Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right...
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I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls because I...
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My father is a chemist my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us...
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Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to...
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You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have...
Quotes About Poetry
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He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to...
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Poetry asks people to have values form opinions care about some other part...
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For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly...
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I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good...
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All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently link by link with sweat and...
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I didn't want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months.
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Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science.