The object of poetry is not to satisfy the intellect, or to ... - Amy Lowell

This quote is attributed to Amy Lowell.

"The object of poetry is not to satisfy the intellect, or to chronicle an event accurately, but to express something."

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Poet Critic American 1874–1925

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