They Need To Learn Poetry. They Don't Need To Learn About Poetry. They Don't Need To Be Told How To Interpret Poetry. They Don't Need To Be Told How To Understand Poetry. They Need To Learn It. - SearchQuotes

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They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need to be told how to interpret poetry. They don't need to be told how to understand poetry. They need to learn it.

Peter Davison

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