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“Freud ... showed us that poetry is indigenous to the very constitution of the mind ; he saw the mind as being, in the greater part of its tendency, exactly a poetry-making faculty.” quote by Lionel Trilling
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“Freud ... showed us that poetry is indigenous to the very constitution of the mind ; he saw the mind as being, in the greater part of its tendency, exactly a poetry-making faculty.”

Lionel Trilling

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Freud suggested that poetry is innate to the mind’s constitution, a natural creative faculty.

In simple terms: Poetry is an innate mental faculty.

Key Takeaway

Cultivate the mind’s poetic nature.

Themes

poetry mind creativity

Mood

introspective creative

Type

advice analysis

When to use this quote

  • writing practice
  • therapy
  • education
  • artistic work

Key Concepts

psychoanalysis literary theory

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does your mind express creativity?
  • Can you develop a poetic perspective?
A Different Perspective

Not everyone experiences this poetic faculty equally.

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