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A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.
A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
The poet is the priest of the invisible.
The poet is the priest of the invisible.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.
Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
