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title: "3 Poet Better Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Poet Better quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Poet Better sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't believe a poet has a better hold on truth or morality than a fiction writer has. And I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colum-mccann/i-don-t-believe-a-poet-has-a-better-hold-on-truth-or-morality-than-a/)

[Colum McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colum-mccann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/colum-mccann-902_about_i-don-t-believe-a-poet-has-a-better-hold_607196.jpg)

> [A young poet in America should not be advised at the outset to give up all for the Muse-to seclude himself in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-wilson/a-young-poet-in-america-should-not-be-advised-at-the-outset-to-give/)

[Edmund Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/edmund-wilson-14512_advise_a-young-poet-in-america-should-not-be-ad_2475409.jpg)

> [“A dead poet is better than one that's alive”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-ozee/a-dead-poet-is-better-than-one-that-s-alive/)

[Aaron Ozee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-ozee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/aaron-ozee-27287_dead_a-dead-poet-is-better-than-one-that-s-al_2917160.jpg)

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