Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?

If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?

Summary

This quote suggests that food and poetry share a similar essence and purpose, implying that just as food sustains and nourishes the body, poetry has the power to nourish and fulfill the soul. The quote poses a rhetorical question to emphasize the idea that if food can be likened to poetry, then poetry can also be seen as a form of sustenance and nourishment for the mind and heart. It invites us to consider the profound and transformative effects that poetry can have on our inner being, comparable to the sustenance that food provides for our physical well-being.

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