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title: "3 Poetry Attention Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“In the poetry of attention, poems are not problems.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-revell/in-the-poetry-of-attention-poems-are-not-problems/)

[Donald Revell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-revell/)

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> [In writing poetry, all of one's attention is focused on some inner voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-young-lee/in-writing-poetry-all-of-one-s-attention-is-focused-on-some-inner/)

[Li-Young Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/li-young-lee/)

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> [“The poetry of attention is not metaphysical. It trusts the opened eye to see. By faith, the eye stays open. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-revell/the-poetry-of-attention-is-not-metaphysical-it-trusts-the-opened-eye/)

[Donald Revell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-revell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/donald-revell-17004_faith_the-poetry-of-attention-is-not-metaphysi_2634704.jpg)

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