Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking. - John Wain

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Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.

John Wain

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About John Wain

John Barrington Wain (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was a British poet, anthologist and journalist.

Alternative Names: John Barrington Wain

How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!

The lesson is that dying men must groan;
And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear.

This book — amber-clear, cool and with a good head — deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.