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W.H. Auden, The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume II: 1939-1948 Quotes: A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.
         

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.


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This page presents the quote "A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.". Author of this quote is W.H. Auden, The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume II: 1939-1948. This quote is about language, poetry, words,.