I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a read more

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

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

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

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.