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"Poetry is hard, but good poetry is brutal."--Ngoc Nguyen

Poesy's an arduous art; it requires skill and strict meter and a poet of strong, rare heart; or he will soon tire and teeter. Poesy's an arduous art; one must be a well-trained poet to deftly pen poems subtly smart and lyrical and not blow it. Poesy's an arduous art; a poet needs to be real sharp, or his songs will just fall apart with the pluck of the minstrel's harp. Poesy's an arduous art; from inspiration to the end, even from the very first cold start, a poet's measure should transcend.

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