Poetry is a means of storing power: notably the magical pow… - Robert Graves

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Poetry is a means of storing power: notably the magical power of love.

Robert Graves

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Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a prolific English poet, scholar and novelist. He is most famous for his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That, and works on classical themes and mythology, such as I, Claudius, The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves.

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Birth Name: Robert von Ranke Graves

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Alternative Names: Robert von Ranke-Graves • Robert Von Ranke-Graves

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Spring and Fairyland are his.

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Poetry is a means of storing power: notably the magical power of love. - Robert Graves

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