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If We Ask A Vague Question, Such As, 'what Is Poetry?' We Expect A Vague Answer, Such As, 'poetry Is The Music Of Words,' Or 'poetry Is The Linguistic Correction Of Disorder.'

You Have Your Identity When You Find Out, Not What You Can Keep Your Mind On, But What You Can't Keep Your Mind Off.

Besides The Actual Reading In Class Of Many Poems, I Would Suggest You Do Two Things: First, While Teaching Everything You Can And Keeping Free Of It, Teach That Poetry Is A Mode Of Discourse That Differs From Logical Exposition

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One Can't Have It Both Ways And Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It.