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A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning read more
A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding read more
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
