Quote by Irving Layton

If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on the bedsheets.

If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to s

Summary

This quote humorously compares poetry to an orgasm, emphasizing the intense and pleasurable experience it can provide. However, it criticizes academics who analyze and study poetry in a detached and clinical manner, likening them to someone who only examines the evidence left behind after an intimate encounter. It suggests that academic study of poetry can sometimes strip away the passion and raw emotion behind it, reducing it to mere intellectual examination.

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By Irving Layton

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