Frederick Seidel Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Write beautifully what people don’t want to hear.”
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“I like poems that are daggers that sing. I like poems that for all the power of the sentiments expressed, and all the power to upset and offend, are so well made that they’re achieved things. However much they upset you, they also affect you.”
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“Sometimes you finish the poem, and that last piece clicks in place. Sometimes the poem is finished with you.”
-- Frederick Seidel -
“I like to hear the sound of form, and I like to hear the sound of it breaking.”
-- Frederick Seidel -
“I like poems that are daggers that sing.”
-- Frederick Seidel
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