If there's no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.

Robert Graves

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Poetry

Author

Robert Graves

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Novelist Writer

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Citation

Graves, Robert. Speech in London. 6 Dec. 1963, London School of Economics, London, England, UK.

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Current Citation

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