"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."

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Insight & Reflection

When Don Marquis speaks about art, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of art in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Don Marquis

Donald Robert Perry Marquis was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, Archy being a supposed author of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play (1922–23), a silent film (1926) and a talkie (1937).

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