For literary purposes, the art of writing poetry can be simply defined as: A creative act using language as a medium refined to an art. (Vanna Bonta)

For literary purposes, the art of writing poetry can be simply defined as: A creative act using language as a medium refined to an art.

Vanna Bonta

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