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Poetry reminds us of the truths about life and human nature that we knew all along, but forgot somehow because they weren't yet in memorable language.

Poetry reminds us of the truths about life and human nature that we knew all along, but forgot somehow because they weren't yet in memorable language.

Diane Ackerman

Memorable, Poetry, Language

Diane Ackerman (2011). “Deep Play”, p.129, Vintage

Poetry is an act of distillation. It takes contingency samples, is selective. It telescopes time. It focuses what most often floods past us in a polite blur.

Diane Ackerman

Past, Poetry, Telescopes

Diane Ackerman (1999). “Deep Play”, Random House Incorporated