I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a "suspension of belief." A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true. - W. H. Auden

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W. H. Auden: "I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a "suspension of belief." A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true."

W. H. Auden's Quotations

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Accept	Because	Belief	Believe
Doctrine	Exciting	Make	Must
Poet	Poetically	Poetry	Simply
Sounds	Statement	Suspension	True

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