All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind .

A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been read more

A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands read more

Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands with latter,
And that which was before come after;
But those that write in rhyme still make
The one verse for the other's sake;
For one for sense, and one for rhyme,
I think's sufficient at one time.