Quote by TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is constantly amalgamating disparate experiences.

When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is

Summary

This quote suggests that when a poet's mind is in its most ideal state, it has the ability to continuously blend various and unrelated experiences together. The poet's mind becomes a space where different thoughts, emotions, and sensations come together to form poetry. It emphasizes the importance of having a well-prepared and open-minded state of being in order to create art that draws from diverse and unrelated sources.

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Poetry

By TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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