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William Carlos Williams - The job of the poet is to...
The job of the poet is to use language effectively, his own language, the only language which is to him authentic. (William Carlos Williams)

The job of the poet is to use language effectively, his own language, the only language which is to him authentic.

William Carlos Williams

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