The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power. (George Edward Woodberry)

The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power.

George Edward Woodberry

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