The poet's function is to make his imagination . . . become the light in the mind of others. His role, in short, is to help people to live their lives. (Wallace Stevens)

The poet's function is to make his imagination . . . become the light in the mind of others. His role, in short, is to help people to live their lives.

Wallace Stevens

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