"It is the last lesson of modern science, that the highest simplicity of structure is produced, not by few elements, but by the highest complexity."

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Poetry can explain individuals to ourselves, and change our attitudes, and help us see the complexity of the world, but the kind of poetry I follow isn't going to change public opinion directly. Other art forms can - if you're a TV writer, you have some interesting challenges, or if you're a country musician, somebody like Brad Paisley. But poetry not so much.

— Stephen Burt