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Joseph Joubert

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Poetry

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Poetry is not just something you can discover outside yourself; it depends on your own imagination and feelings. Without your personal perspective and creativity, you won’t recognize or experience the beauty that poetry offers.

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