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There is nothing at all that can be talked about adequately, and the whole art of poetry is to say what can’t be said.
"There is nothing at all that can be talked about adequately, and the whole art of poetry is to say what can’t be said."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Poetry reaches toward experiences that a literal explanation cannot fully capture.
Key takeaway:
Use imagery where it reveals something that a definition leaves out.
Origin of the quote
Original publication or occasion not established.
Who actually said this?
No exact primary-source passage established in this review; repetition in later quotation lists does not authenticate the attribution.
