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If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn\'t wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.
If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn't wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.
 Donald Hall

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