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Show Poetic Idea Evolved in Small Boy's Mind Richard Le Gallienne, poet, was talking about poets at a reception: "Poets are children," he said. "I have known all the great poets of our time, and they were all simple-minded, unaffected, childlike. Yes, poets are children, and children are poets. "One summer I visited an encampment encamp-ment of little country weekers slum children who were enjoying a weekend week-end holiday in the country. It was evening, the new moon was setting, and a small country weeker said -as he gazed at the western sky : " 'I wonder what becomes of all the old moons?' " 'I guess.' said another urchin, who stood beside him, 'I guess they cut 'em up for stars, Bill.' " |