A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide...
A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.
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A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.