| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 2837 |
| QUOTATION: | Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Fleur Adcock (b. 1934), New Zealand poet. As quoted in Contemporary Poets, 3rd ed., by James Vinson (1980). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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