I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a read more

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

The poet... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the read more

The poet... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Writing a poem is discovering

Writing a poem is discovering

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning read more

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.