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For every poet it is always morning in the world; history a forgotten, insomniac night. The fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world in spite of history.

Derek Walcott
Morning, Falling In Love, Fate
Derek Walcott (2014). “What the Twilight Says: Essays”, p.79, Macmillan
For every poet it is always morning in the world; history a forgotten, insomniac night. The fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world in spite of history.