There’s no money in poetry, but there’s no poetry in money, either.
Robert Graves Quotes
Never use the word 'audience.' The very idea of a public, unless the poet is writing for money, seems wrong to me. Poets don't have an 'audience'. They're talking to a single person all the time.
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| Birth: | 24th July, 1895 |
| Death: | 7th December, 1985 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Poet, Soldier |
About
Robert von Ranke Graves was an English poet, scholar/translator/writer of antiquity specializing in Classical Greece and Rome, and novelist. During his long life he produced more than 140 works.
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