“Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Then we might even come to see that it is our veneration for what has already been created, however beautiful and valid it may be, that petrifies us.”
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Artaud, A. (n.d.). Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Then we might even come to see that it is our veneration for what has already been created, however beautiful and valid it may be, that petrifies us. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32736-written-poetry-is-worth-reading-once-and-then/
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Artaud, Antonin. “Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Then we might even come to see that it is our veneration for what has already been created, however beautiful and valid it may be, that petrifies us.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32736-written-poetry-is-worth-reading-once-and-then/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Artaud, Antonin. “Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Then we might even come to see that it is our veneration for what has already been created, however beautiful and valid it may be, that petrifies us.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32736-written-poetry-is-worth-reading-once-and-then/.