... since we do float on an unknown sea I think we should examine the other floating things that come our way very carefully; who knows what might depend on it?-- Bishop, in a letter to Lowell
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Poetry can take root in dogma, but must not float on it.
The difference between a major poet and a minor poet lies with their different capabilities to plunge below the surface of the words, those that are imposed by the pressure of contemporary culture.
-- Geoffrey Hill
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I want that book of letters really badly.
And I go with Hill. Having said which, who really knows? In one sense that's just another rule...
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