Derek Walcott - Like any art, what is the most...

Like any art, what is the most imprisoning thing is also the most delivering thing. If an actor knows he only has 12 syllables in a line, the challenge is, 'How can I interpret the meaning and contain it without going one syllable over?'

Derek Walcott

Poet

Born: Jan 23, 1930

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Art, Challenge, Only, Delivering, He, Contain, Over, Like, Most, Also, Knows, Without, How, Line, Any, Going, Meaning, Actor, Thing, Interpret, Syllable, Syllables

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