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If I knew where poems come from . I'd go there.

— Michael Longley

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What good poetry and good prose have in common is vitality of rhythm .

By definition , if prose is a river, poetry is a fountain.

Poetry's only crucial attribute is rhythm. This is its heartbeat.This makes it memorable. If the rhythm falters , then the poem dies of heart failure.

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