“Two great poets are stronger than two thousand mediocrities”
Dana Gioia (1950) American writer
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Essays, Can Poetry Matter? (1991), The Catholic Writer Today (2013)
“Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.”
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