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Rita Dove

"In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things."

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Donna Grant

"Love nature as if it is your own garden of love."

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Donna Grant

"Nourish yourself with the water of love to grow flowers of happiness in the garden of your heart."

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Donna Grant

"Love has power in it; it can melt any heart, if your love is true and divine."

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Donna Grant

"Be brave. Be kind. Be simple. Above all, be crazy with love."

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Donna Grant

"The human race should learn from dogs about the enormous power of love."

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Donna Grant

"Love is the ultimate power. Never forget to use it to win over your enemies."

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Donna Grant

"Be the God or goddess of love and love everyone."

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Donna Grant

"A touch of love makes everything better."

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Donna Grant

"When someone tries to make you happy, that is a true sign of love."

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Donna Grant

"Love is all we need."

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Rita Dove
"In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things."

Love

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Rita Dove
"The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something."

Poetry

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Rita Dove
"I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step."

Writing

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Rita Dove
"It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate."

Being

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Rita Dove
"My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets."

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Rita Dove
"People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable."

People

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Rita Dove
"I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding."

Poetry

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Rita Dove
"You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible."

Writing

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Rita Dove
"There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints."

Life

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Rita Dove
"I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!"

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