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Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

~Stephen Spender

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Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.

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There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.

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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.

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When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.

~Stephen Spender

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: September 28th, 1909

Died: July 16th, 1995

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