• I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a ''suspension of belief.'' A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true.

  W. H. Auden
  American poet
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. suspension
2. poetically
3. exciting
4. believe
5. simply
6. sounds

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I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a ''suspension of belief.'' A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true. by : W. H. Auden

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