Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

For florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime.

For florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

For there is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a
biography, the life of a read more

For there is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a
biography, the life of a man; also, it may be said, there is no
life of a man, faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem of its
sort, rhymed or unrhymed.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

The true poem is the poet's mind.