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Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
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.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess what is seen during read more
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess what is seen during a moment.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
