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— David Whyte"Poetry is the art of overhearing ourselves say things from which it is impossible to retreat."
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Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future.
— David Whyte
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