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title: "5 Poet Speak Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [How does the poet speak to men with power, but by being still more a man than they](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keats/how-does-the-poet-speak-to-men-with-power-but-by-being-still-more-a/)

[John Keats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keats/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/john-keats-620_doe_how-does-the-poet-speak-to-men-with-powe_176189.jpg)

> [It is not possible, for a poet, writing in any language, to protect himself from the tragic elements in human life… \[ellipsis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-bogan/it-is-not-possible-for-a-poet-writing-in-any-language-to-protect/)

[Louise Bogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-bogan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/louise-bogan-12384_age_it-is-not-possible-for-a-poet-writing-in_1035094.png)

> [I am a poet, and I speak poetically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krs-one/i-am-a-poet-and-i-speak-poetically/)

[KRS-One](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krs-one/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/krs-one-2404_am_i-am-a-poet-and-i-speak-poetically-22475_2247540.png)

> [Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/because-there-are-hundreds-of-different-ways-to-say-one-thing-i-being/)

[Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/338/criss-jami-320_communication_because-there-are-hundreds-of-different_2593128.jpg)

> [As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality. It should make our days holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-sitwell/as-for-the-usefulness-of-poetry-its-uses-are-many-it-is-the-2/)

[Edith Sitwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-sitwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/edith-sitwell-8023_forgotten_as-for-the-usefulness-of-poetry-its-uses_3218350.png)

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