Quote by Muriel Rukeyser

If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry would be invented that day. For there would be an intolerable hunger.

If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry woul

Summary

This quote suggests that poetry is a fundamental human need and expression. It implies that if poetry did not already exist, it would inevitably emerge as a means to fulfill an innate longing within individuals. The quote emphasizes the universal hunger for poetic expression and the belief that this hunger would drive people to create poetry in order to satisfy their emotional and artistic desires.

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Poetry

By Muriel Rukeyser

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