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Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the read more
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
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.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
