• When I discovered the lyric poem, that advanced not by narrative steps but by blocks and layers of imagery, I said, 'Gee, I probably could do that. So let me try that.'

  Billy Collins
  American poet
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. discovered
2. narrative
3. probably
4. layers
5. could

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When I discovered the lyric poem, that advanced not by narrative steps but by blocks and layers of imagery, I said, 'Gee, I probably could do that. So let me try that.' by : Billy Collins

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