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"The poet is a witness; he writes about these events and memories as a way of saying we shouldn't forget that there was a time certain things happened."

— Romeo Oriogun

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More quotes by Romeo Oriogun

"Sometimes this is the price I pay for writing but it is better than keeping quiet."

"I'm always looking for that tender moment in a poem, that moment that always surprises you."

"I think poetry comes from a place of truth."

"Still we are humans first; it is the only identity that should matter."

"Each poem I write is a door into another."

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In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important a function as recollecting.

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