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T.S. Eliot on thievery

08.13.04 (10:06 am) [edit]

One of the surest of tests is the way in which a poet borrows. Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.

- from his essay on "Philip Massinger" (1920)

posted by: irishred (reply)
post date: 08.13.04 (10:53 am)

I love it!!!!

posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 08.15.04 (9:55 am)

i agree... nice find.. i think ill look it up.