Many good poets are really essayists who write very short

Many good poets are really essayists who write very short essays.

📖 Nicholson Baker

🌍 American | 👨‍💼 Novelist

🎂 January 7, 1957

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This quote highlights the blurred line between poetry and essay writing, emphasizing that at their core, both forms are about expressing ideas and emotions through crafted language. Many poets possess a prose-like clarity and analytical depth, or vice versa, suggesting that the boundaries between poetic and essayistic writing are more porous than traditionally thought. It encourages us to see writing as a fluid spectrum where creativity and insight can intermingle, regardless of genre labels.

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