Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.

For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.

For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.

For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind .

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.